The journalist, who released a Boko Haram
video showing abducted Chibok girls from
Nigeria’s northeast, was arrested at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja, the
nation’s capital city.
A source at the Airport told Channels
Television that Nigeria secret police
officials, who arrested him were aware of
his arrival from Dubai through the
passengers’ manifest usually sent by
airlines to their destinations.
The source said he was arrested at about
4:30p.m. local time by operatives at the
tarmac of the airport and had been taken
into custody by the security agency.
After the video of the abducted girls was
made public, the Nigerian army declared
Salkida and two others wanted in
connection with the video.
Spokesman for the Army, Colonel Sani
Usman, said that the suspects, Salkida,
(Ambassador) Ahmed Bolori and Aisha
Wakil had information on the conditions
and the exact location of these girls.
The girls were abducted on April 14, 2014
from their school’s dormitory in Chibok,
while they were preparing for their
Secondary School Certificate
examinations.
Their abduction triggered wide protests
across nations, with a slogan, “Bring Back
Our Girls”.
Giving reasons for declaring them wanted,
Colonel Usman said that two recent
incidents had pointed to the fact that the
suspects were connected to the terrorist
group.
In his reaction to the declaration by the
army, Mr Salkida, who was not in Nigeria
at that time, said that he was prepared to
return to Nigeria and had indeed kick
started the process to honour the
invitation.
Carrying Out Professional Duties
In a statement issued days after he was
declared wanted, Mr Salkida said that the
army knew he was not in Nigeria prior to
being declared wanted.
He pointed out that his return home would
be quickened if the government could fund
his trip.
Salkida added that the army was declaring
him wanted for simply carrying out his
professional duties as a journalist,
stressing that he does most of his work
with ‘total allegiance and sacrifice to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria’.
“Clearly, my status as a Nigerian
journalist, who has reported extensively,
painstakingly and consistently on the Boko
Haram menace in the country since 2006
is an open book known to Nigerians and
the international community,” he said.
The other persons that were declared
wanted had turned themselves in for
questioning.
[channelstv www.channelstv.com/2016/09/05/police-arrest-ahmed-salkida-declared-wanted-military-abuja/]
video showing abducted Chibok girls from
Nigeria’s northeast, was arrested at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja, the
nation’s capital city.
A source at the Airport told Channels
Television that Nigeria secret police
officials, who arrested him were aware of
his arrival from Dubai through the
passengers’ manifest usually sent by
airlines to their destinations.
The source said he was arrested at about
4:30p.m. local time by operatives at the
tarmac of the airport and had been taken
into custody by the security agency.
After the video of the abducted girls was
made public, the Nigerian army declared
Salkida and two others wanted in
connection with the video.
Spokesman for the Army, Colonel Sani
Usman, said that the suspects, Salkida,
(Ambassador) Ahmed Bolori and Aisha
Wakil had information on the conditions
and the exact location of these girls.
The girls were abducted on April 14, 2014
from their school’s dormitory in Chibok,
while they were preparing for their
Secondary School Certificate
examinations.
Their abduction triggered wide protests
across nations, with a slogan, “Bring Back
Our Girls”.
Giving reasons for declaring them wanted,
Colonel Usman said that two recent
incidents had pointed to the fact that the
suspects were connected to the terrorist
group.
In his reaction to the declaration by the
army, Mr Salkida, who was not in Nigeria
at that time, said that he was prepared to
return to Nigeria and had indeed kick
started the process to honour the
invitation.
Carrying Out Professional Duties
In a statement issued days after he was
declared wanted, Mr Salkida said that the
army knew he was not in Nigeria prior to
being declared wanted.
He pointed out that his return home would
be quickened if the government could fund
his trip.
Salkida added that the army was declaring
him wanted for simply carrying out his
professional duties as a journalist,
stressing that he does most of his work
with ‘total allegiance and sacrifice to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria’.
“Clearly, my status as a Nigerian
journalist, who has reported extensively,
painstakingly and consistently on the Boko
Haram menace in the country since 2006
is an open book known to Nigerians and
the international community,” he said.
The other persons that were declared
wanted had turned themselves in for
questioning.
[channelstv www.channelstv.com/2016/09/05/police-arrest-ahmed-salkida-declared-wanted-military-abuja/]
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