Chocolate City boss Audu Maikori has released
his first statement after his arrest and subsequent
release by the police.
Audu was arrested on Friday for publishing a false
story on the killing of five students of College of
Education, Gidan-Waya.
Audu had also written an apology, retracting his
statements.
The arrest triggered the #FreeAudu social media
campaign.
Advocacy champion, Oby Ezekwesili also weighed
in on the matter, by persuading Governor El-Rufai
of Kaduna to facilitate his release, adding that it
should be seen as a lesson to the public and
everyone involved.
According to Punch Newspaper , The Force Public
Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood , said Maikori is
being investigated over his inflammatory tweets,
adding that he would be prosecuted as soon as
investigations are over.
“He (Maikori) is under investigation. He will be
arraigned in court on completion of investigation,”
Moshood stated on Saturday
Audu took his twitter to release a series of tweets
in which he said he was released because of the
support of Nigerians, and he didn’t take the
support lightly.
