Just In: Deji Adeyanju Arrested By Nigerian Police

Prince Deji Adeyanju

Deji Adeyanju, a Co-convener of pro-democracy group, Concerned Nigerians, was arrested today in Abuja by men of the Nigerian police.

Deji started a daily sit-out at the Unity fountain yesterday, demanding the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria aka Shiites, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The police me had reportedly barricaded the Unity Fountain preventing the protesters from gaining access to hold the daily sit-out. The policemen reportedly threw teargas at the protesters. The officers thereafter picked up Deji and other leaders of the group.

A Police officer just told @adeyanjudeji now that ‘The Nigerian government will give him what he’s been looking for’.

He’s currently being detained at @PoliceNG FCT command.

— Concerned Nigerians (@ConcernedNIG) April 13, 2018

Adeyanju’s arrest comes few days after the Buhari Media Support Group called for his immediate detention over comments made by him on Channels Tv breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily against President Muhammadu Buhari.

The group, in a statement signed by its chairman and secretary, Austin Braimoh and Cassidy Madueke respectively, noted that during the programme, Adeyanju claimed that President Buhari upon landing in the United Kingdom, was immediately whisked to a hospital.