Salihu Tanko Yakasai
Salihu Tanko Yakasai is a northern Nigerian activist and former social media aide to the Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. On 27 February 2021, Yakasai was arrested by Department of State Services.
Family and occupational history[edit]
Salihu Tanko Yakasai is the son of Tanko Yakasai. He got into politics at the end of 2000.[1] Yakasai is a northern Nigerian activist and former social media adviser to the Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje[2][3][4] previously holding the position of "Director General, Media and Communication".[5][6] Ganduje suspended Yakasai in October 2020 for criticizing Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari.[4]
Arrest[edit]
On 27 February 2021, Yakasai was arrested by Department of State Services (DSS) after criticizing the Nigerian government's security after over 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped in Jangebe.[7][8][9] DSS initially denied the arrest,[10] but later confirmed it and stated that the detainment was for reasons "beyond the expression of opinions in the social media".[9] Yakasai was released on 1 March.[2][10][11] Ganduje had previously suspended
References[edit]
- ↑ "My relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari". guardian.ng. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 says, Tunji (2021-03-01). "Salihu Tanko Yakasai released by DSS". P.M. News. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Why Ganduje sacked his aide "Dawisu", says Kano information commissioner". guardian.ng. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ganduje suspends special adviser for anti-Buhari comments". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Ganduje's media team in cold war, DG media operates without office". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "CBN releases N2 billion to SMEs in Kano". guardian.ng. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nigerian politician arrested for condemning the kidnap of schoolchildren". Global Voices. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Who be Dawisu, Govnor Ganduje special adviser pipo hala say 'miss'?". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Why DSS arrested Tanko-Yakassai -Official". 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "DSS Releases Salihu Tanko-Yakasai". tribuneonlineng.com. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SSS releases Ganduje's aide sacked for criticising Buhari". 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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