Tuesday, May 6, 2014

First Lady allegedly ordered arrest of Chibok women protester

According to a report by Associated Press, it was the First
Lady that ordered the arrest of Mrs Naomi Nyarda, the Chibok
woman protester who was arrested this morning, though the
police later denied it was an arrest.
Hajia Saratu Angus Ndirpaya of Chibok town told AP that men
of the State Security Service agents drove her and protest
leader Naomi Mutah Nyadar to a police station on Monday
morning after they finished an all-night meeting at the
presidential villa in Abuja with the first lady.
She said when they got to the station, police immediately
released her but Nyadar was held back. She said during the
meeting, Mama Peace accused herself and Nyarda of being part
of Boko Haram and were working to rubbish her husband's
government. Continue..
"She told so many lies, that we just wanted the government of
Nigeria to have a bad name, that we did not want to support her
husband's rule. They said we are Boko Haram, and that Mrs.
Nyadar is a member of Boko Haram". She said as Dame
Patience was accusing them, all the other women in the
meeting were chanting "yes'yes". She said the first lady told
them they had no right to protest and that Mrs Naydar who is
deputy director of the National Directorate of Employment. J
should resign.
When contacted to speak on Mrs Nyarda's arrest, Deputy
Superintendent Daniel Altine, police spokeswoman for Abuja,
said she had no information but would investigate.
Spokesperson of the First Lady, Ayo Adewuyi, said he was not
aware of any arrest and denied the first lady ordering any
arrest
"The first lady did not order the arrest of anybody, and
I'm sure of that," he told the AP

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