Pro-Buhari group demands Buba Galadima’s arrest over remark on president

In response to comments attributed to Buba Galadima about President Muhammadu Buhari, the Buhari Media Organization (BMO) called for his arrest on Wednesday.

The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) criticised the president on Tuesday for how he handled the nation’s security issues.
Galadima, who was interviewed by the BBC Hausa Service, characterised Buhari as an ineffective leader who has no idea how to address the issues.

The politician continued by saying that he wouldn’t be shocked if the terrorists carried out their threat and kidnapped the president of Nigeria.

The group requested that Galadima be invited for questioning in a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke. They reasoned that Galadima might know more about the president’s kidnapping scheme than he previously disclosed.

The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to Buba Galadima’s recent interview with BBC Hausa Service, and the confidence with which he spoke about terrorists abducting President Buhari.

“That the assertion came few days after what many Nigerians thought was an empty abduction threat by a terrorist group which attacked a Kaduna-bound train and is still holding 39 passengers since March, should give all patriots cause for concern.

“We heard him saying in that interview that bandits were disdainful of the Buhari administration and we wonder how he knew this, if not that he is in regular touch with the leadership of the criminals.

“Also, being a former ally of President Buhari and is likely to know his routine, we are concerned that Buba Galadima may have passed on some valuable information to the terrorists.

“It is against this backdrop that we urge security agencies not to overlook him in the course of investigating the terrorists’ threat to abduct the president.”