A yet to be identified 16-year-old boy has been arrested and detained by the police for allegedly insulting the Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni on social media.
It was gathered that the lad who was arrested on the governor’s order was whisked away from his residence in Nguru on December 11 but later transferred to the State Investigation Division of the Nigeria Police Force in Damaturu.
Truth Live News gathered from Sahara reporters that the boys father Garba Isa has cried out the release of his son and expressed regret over the boys action.
“I regret what my son did. I am nobody, an ordinary laundry man, what my son (Umar) did was totally wrong, I appeal to Governor Mai Mala Buni and the police on passionate grounds to forgive my son and release him,” Isa told Channels Television.
The state Commissioner of Police, Garba Haruna who confirmed the Arrest of the minor disclosed that he is in police custody and will be charged to court when investigation is concluded.
His words: “When we conclude our investigation, he will definitely be charged to court. People are using social media to insult and tarnish people’s character, the society needs to be sanitised.”
“You cannot use social media and begin to post all sorts of things. There is law and order in Nigeria; whoever infringes on someone’s right will be punished.”