Aisha Buhari appeals IGP to release detained aides

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has called on the Inspector-General of Police to immediately release her aides.

The First Lady in what seems to be a desperate appeal, asked the IGP Mohammed Adamu, to release her aides who were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer to the President, Idris Kassim.

Onyxnews Nigeria reports that Aisha Buhari stated this via the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday.

This reliable online news platform understands that a top aide to the President, Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, who had recently returned from another state, refused to self-isolate himself instead forced his way to the Presidential Villa.

According to reports, Aisha Buhari’s aides were reported to have forcibly removed him from the Villa but Sabiu, who is one of the most powerful aides to the President, allegedly got the CSO to arrest Aisha’s aides including her ADC, Usman Shugaba.

The First Lady tweet said: “That Covid-19 is real and still very much around in our nation is not in doubt. Consequently, I call on all relevant government agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by Mr. President and ensure no one is found violating this law and the NCDC guidelines especially on interstate travel without the necessary exemptions for movement of essentials.

“Anyone who does that should at the very least be made to undergo a-14 day compulsory isolation no matter who the person is, no one should be above the law and the Police command will do well to remember that.

“Finally, I call on the IGP to release my assigned Staff who are still in the custody of the police in order to avoid putting their lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while in their custody,” Aisha Buharo appealed.