Coalition of Youths and Human Right Advocates in Sokoto state has deplored the clampdown of critics by the state government and pleaded for more action against banditry.
The coalition leader, Malam Mansur Sani, made the call in a press conference organized by the group on Tuesday in Sokoto.
Sani condemned the arrest of their member, Shafi’u Umar Tureta, who was allegedly accused of circulating a content against Gov. Ahmad Aliyu and his wife on social media platform.
According to him, Umar Tureta was detained by a Magistrate Court following his arraignment by Police on alleged
circulating vedios of Governor’s wife, Hajia Fatima Aliyu, spreading money during her birthday ceremony.
He added that Umar was also allegedly accused of sharing a document that indicated that Gov. Aliyu failed his Senior Secondary School Examination as he scored F9 and not capable of speaking English fluently.
The coalition leader argued that Umar was not the first person to share the vedios which attracted widespread condemnations from the public in spite of present hunger and hardships faced by citizens.
He pleaded that government should concentrate on tackling the rising security challenges bedeviling the state adding that District Head of Gatawa, Alhaji Isa Bawa was murdered in the hands of kidnappers.
He stressed that the situation needed proactive actions as more people are being kidnapped in the eastern parts of the state rather than giving attention to social media handlers.
Sani noted clampdown on critics would not yield positive impacts to government and urged him to concentrate of providing developmental programmes on the citizens.
” Sokoto needed more action on infrastructural development, education, health, water supply, agriculture and others across the state, ” Sani said.
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