Teenager Arrested by Top APC Governor for Social Media Post

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni is said to have arrested a teen in the state for an alleged social media post.
The Nigeria Police Force’s State Command confirmed this on Monday, stating that the boy is in their custody and will be charged in court soon.

According to reports, the 16-year-old boy insulted the governor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his social media page.

Track News understands that the boy was arrested on December 11, 2022, but reports of his arrest was made public on Monday, December 19, after the minor’s father, Garba Isa, called on police authorities to release his son.

The minor was arrested in Nguru and later transferred to the State Investigation Division of the police force in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, according to Channels Television.

Isa expressed regret over his child’s attitude toward the governor, saying he is nothing more than a laundry man who can only beg Governor Buni to show the child mercy and release him.

Isa petitioned Governor Buni and the State Commissioner of Police (CP), Garba Haruna, for help.

to release his son on passionate grounds.
“I’m sorry for what my son did. “I am nobody, just an ordinary laundry man, and what my son (Umar) did was completely wrong; I implore Governor Mai Mala Buni and the police to forgive my son and release him,” the child’s father said.

CP Haruna reiterated that the boy is in detention and will be charged in court.

“When we finish our investigation, he will definitely be charged in court,” Haruna said. People are using social media to insult and tarnish people’s reputations; society must be cleaned up.

“You cannot use social media and start posting random things.

According to Track News, this comes just days after Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, arrested Aminu Mohammed, a student at the Federal University of Dutse in Jigawa, for criticizing her on Twitter.

Following appeals, the boy was released a few days later.