Men of the Yobe State Police Department have arrested a 16-year-old boy who reportedly insulted Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on social media.
The news came after the father of the minor, Garba Isa his son’s arrest and publicly demanded the release of his son on Monday, December 19.
Isa revealed that his son was apprehended on December 11 in Nguru and later transferred to the State Investigation Division of the Nigeria Police Force in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
Speaking with Channels TV, he said:
“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.”
Furthermore, the state Commissioner of Police, Garba Haruna, also confirmed the minor’s arrest, stating that he was in custody.
Haruna added that the offender would be charged in court after an investigation.
He said:
“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.
“You cannot use social media and begin to post all sorts of things. There is law and order in Nigeria, whoever infringes on someone’s right will be punished.”
