Atiku slams EFCC over unlawful detention of outspoken Tinubu critic Muhammad Kazaure in Abuja.
“The EFCC is duty-bound to disclose the reasons for any arrest. Abducting a Tinubu critic and denying him due process is unconstitutional and unacceptable,” Atiku declared.
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Atiku referenced the earlier case of social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, who was also detained without clear cause before being released after public outcry.
“We are seeing a repeat of this abuse of power. The Tinubu critic, Hon. Muhammad Kazaure, has now been targeted,” Atiku said. “This trend of muzzling dissent must end.”
According to the former Vice President, such actions reveal a troubling contradiction in the Tinubu government’s posture toward the rule of law. “While powerful individuals linked to corruption are embraced, critics of the government face harassment,” he added.
A Government Silencing Dissent, Atiku Says
The statement emphasized that Kazaure’s only known offense was his vocal criticism of the Tinubu administration. Atiku described him as “unapologetically blunt” about what he called “gross misgovernance” and “constitutional delinquency” under Tinubu’s leadership.
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“This government’s hypocrisy is staggering. It protects the corrupt but persecutes the critics,” he said, in direct reference to Kazaure’s treatment.
Labeling the EFCC’s actions as an “abduction,” Atiku noted that the
