BEVERLY HILLS, February 16, (THEWILL) –
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a notice of query to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris over the arrest of Elombah brothers, Tim and Daniel Elombah.
THEWILL recalls that the Elombahs, publisher and editor of online media outfit, elombah.com were arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force over a report by the site pointing out the many ills of Idris.
Irked by the report, the Police took the brothers in their custody, releasing Daniel after six days and refusing to obey a court order which directed the Police to release Tim.
Several petitions were filed against the Nigeria Police Force and the IGP before, including a publicised petition by Festus Keyamo, after which the police bowed to pressure from the public and released the editor.
In his response to the petition filed by Keyamo, the Presidency revealed that the IGP has been directed to respond to the petition following which necessary action would be taken.
According to the response signed by Ade Ipaye, deputy Chief of staff to the President in the office of the Vice-President, it was revealed that the Presidency is keeping itself abreast of the matter.
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