The men of the State Security Service, have
arrested the former Minister of the FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who was
travelling to Dubai, at the Lagos Airport.
His tweet, which was posted at 12.33pm this
afternoon, read: “The SSS at the Lagos Airport tell me they have orders to
detain me and prevent me from travelling… the waiting game starts…”
A screen shot of
his tweet
As at the time of filing this report, El-Rufai
did not give a concrete reason why he was being held at the Murtala Muhammed
Airport. But it might not be unconnected with some of his recent remarks
against President Goodluck Jonathan’s government.
UPDATE: El-Rufai confirmed a few minutes later
via his Twitter account, that he has been released by the SSS after staying in
their custody for about 15 minutes. He further lambasted the security agencies,
tweeting: “Our security agencies are a joke. Secession in Ogoni, BH killings in
Kogi, war-mongering by Dokubo, they do jack! But they have time me.. SMH”
El-Rufai confirms
his release
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