Deji Adeyanju, a political
activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, was on Monday released from
prison custody and subsequently re-arrested.
Adeyanju had been initially
arrested for alleged criminal conspiracy.
Recall that Adeyanju and two others were picked up on Wednesday in Abuja during a protest
tagged: ‘Police Are Not Politicians, Save Our Democracy’.
The protesters had trooped to the
streets to demand the neutrality of the police in the forthcoming general
election.
Jimoh Moshood, police spokesman,
had said Adeyanju was found guilty of making inciting statements on social
media.
The three were subsequently
arraigned before a magistrate court in Karshi, Abuja, for allegedly committing
“joint act of criminal defamation, disturbance of public peace, threat security
and safety and inciting public disturbance”.
They were granted bail yet
remanded in prison custody in Keffi, Nasarawa state “after they failed to meet
the bail conditions”.
RELEASED BUT RE-ARRESTED
Ariyo-Dare Atoye, a known
associate of Adeyanju, announced on Monday that the activist had been released
from police custody.
“This is Deji Adeyanju. Very fine
and doing fine. His latest pictures,” he tweeted.
This is Deji Adeyanju.— Sir.Ariyo-Dare Atoye (@AriyoAristotle) December 3, 2018
Very fine and doing fine.
His latest pictures.#FreeDejiAdeyanju #FreeDejinow pic.twitter.com/Oy6Dod4GE0
The activist was rearrested for
allegedly “promoting terrorism on social media”.
Concerned Nigerians said via its
Twitter handle that Adeyanju was arrested based on a petition written by Tukur
Buratai, chief of army staff.
The group said Adeyanju will be
charged to court on Tuesday.
BREAKING: Our convener @adeyanjudeji is out of prison and will be charged to court tomorrow morning. He’s being charged to court following a petition from the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Burutai for allegedly promoting terrorism on social media.— Concerned Nigerians (@ConcernedNIG) December 3, 2018
He is well and in good spirit. pic.twitter.com/WNf2FdCywW
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