Abubakar Idris, a social media personality known for his strong criticism of Governor Umar Ganduje, has not been found more than a month
Mr Idris, a 34-year-old university lecturer, has been a major critic of Mr Ganduje’s administration in Kano State. He was kidnapped in Kaduna, just south of Kano, where he has lived for several years. He regularly expressed his affection for former Kano governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, crediting him for supporting his education.
One month later, neither Mr Idris nor his car had been found. Initial insinuations that he might have been arrested by the dreaded State Security Service was later denied by the agency, leaving his family in agony.on Sunday the family had been traumatised by the development, especially his two children, who are barely five and one.
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party and its supporters said Mr Idris’ disappearance underscored the peril of the country’s acute insecurity. They called on federal and state authorities to ensure a safe return of the missing social media influencer to his loved ones. Kaduna has been amongst the top states afflicted with a kidnapping menace raging across Nigeria. Hundreds of people have been abducted in the state over the past year, and its end of the Abuja-Kaduna Highway has been largely taken over by ruthless attackers.
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