NIGERIA: PHARMACIST DETAINED OVER TWITTER COMMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT BUHARI

The pharmacist, Solomon Akuma, is currently in the detention of Nigeria Police force due to his comment against president Buhari .

NIGERIA: PHARMACIST DETAINED OVER TWITTER COMMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT BUHARI
Pharmacist Solomon Akuma

Pharmacist, Solomon Akuma, is currently in the detention of the Nigeria Police force and has spent close to six months in custody for alledgly making a social media post against president Muhammadu Buhari and his late chief of staff, Abba Kyari.

He was arrested for tweeting and must " pay a Russian sniper to eliminate Buhari and Kyari" in response to a Twitter post asking"if $1m enters your account now, what will be your next move"

Nigerian lawyers describes the charges levied against the young man as a criminal intimidation of the president and threat to life of the president.

The pharmacist has spent almost three months in detention without a court order or trial . It's just of recent that the Court denied his bail application and his trial for October 7.

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