Shehu Sani Pokes Buhari, El-Rufai Over Whereabouts of APC Critic, Dadiyata Abducted 3 Years Ago

Shehu Sani Pokes Buhari, El-Rufai Over Whereabouts of APC Critic, Dadiyata Abducted 3 Years Ago

  • The attention of President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been called to the abduction of political critic Idris Dadiyata
  • Dadiyata, who was famous for criticising the administration of President Buhari and Governor El-Rufai, was kidnapped on August 2, 2019
  • Almost four years since the incident transpired, Senator Sani has accused the government of being complacent

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Senator Shehu Sani has called out the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state and the National Assembly for failing to account for the whereabouts of Idris Dadiyata, a critic of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) who was abducted three years ago.

According to a tweet by Senator Sani, sighted by Legit.ng on Wednesday, March 15, he accused the federal government and the Kaduna state government of failing to raise an issue about the incident.

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Senator Shehu Sani accused the federal government of being complacent about Idris Dadiyata's abduction. Photo: Shehu Sani
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His tweet reads:

"The lifespan of this Gov’t is coming to an end without telling Nigerians the whereabouts of this young man Idris Dadiyata, who was abducted from his house in Kaduna 3 years ago.

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"The Federal & Kaduna State Gov’t & Kaduna Senators & Reps refused to raise his issue at the NASS."

As reported by the Premium Times, Dadiyata, on August 2, 2019, was abducted by some unknown gunmen from his residence at about 1:00 am when he was with his family.

He was said to have been traced by the armed men to the house, where they whisked him away in his BMW car from his Barnawa neighbourhood of Kaduna State.

In reaction to the incident, the Kaduna state police command stated that it had commenced a rescue mission to bring him back home, and it has been almost four years, and his whereabouts are still unknown.

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Dadiyata was a popular political critic who condemned bad governance and other ills of society.

He was known to be a strong critic of the administrations of President Buhari and Governor El-Rufai.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that there is no possibility that President Muhammadu Buhari will be supporting the takeover by an interim government.

This assurance was given by a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central at the Eighth Senate.

Shehu Sani's assurance followed claims by Governor Nasir EL-Rufai that the CBN governor and some other leaders are plotting a military takeover.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.