The police in Yobe State acting on the orders of the Governor Mai Mala Buni have arrested and detained a 16-year-old boy.
As per SaharaReporters, the minor was arrested on December 11 in Nguru and has since been detained at the State Investigation Division of the Police in Damaturu for allegedly insulting the governor on social media.
“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,” the father, Garba Isa reportedly told Channels Television.
The publication also quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Garba Haruna, as saying, “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.”
