The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, arrested Salihu Yakasai, a social media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, following his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Yakasai is also the son of elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai.
Salihu Yakasai had tweeted on Friday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had failed to secure Nigerians.
His father revealed on Saturday that Salihu was arrested on his way to a barber shop.
“Yes, Salihu is with the security operatives since yesterday (Friday),” he said.
“He was arrested on his way to a barbing saloon. But I cannot confirm to you whether he is here in Kano or somewhere else.”
Salihu’s comments came in the wake of the abduction of 317 students of Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State.
He also said that if the abductions had happened during the Obasanjo and Jonathan administrations, there would have been more outrage in the North.
“This is sad and heartbreaking, I feel helpless and hopeless. I completely agree. Hypocrisy is in our DNA. Imagine what’s happening in the North now under GEJ or OBJ, what you will hear is he’s the enemy of the North and Muslims, but here we are, being ravaged by all sorts of insecurity but no collective rage, sai useless lamentations. SMDH,” he said.
Hours after Yakasai’s viral tweets, one of Ganduje’s aides on Twitter @sadeqhenry said Yakasai had been picked up by the DSS.
“Alhamdulillahi we just confirmed @dawisu is at DSS office,” he tweeted.
