Release my Aides in your Custody, Aisha Buhari Tells IGP

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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to release her aides from custody.

The aides, including the first lady’s ADC, Usman Shugaba, were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the President, Idris Kassim.

Acoording to Sahara Reporters, a top aide to the President, Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, who had recently returned from another state, refused to self-isolate but forced his way to the Presidential Villa.

Aisha’s aides were said 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 them.

Mrs Buhai, in a series of tweets today, also urged the police and other relevant agencies to ensure that those who disobey the COVID-19 restrictions undergo 14 days of mandatory isolation.

Her tweet read: “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 the movement of essentials.

“Anyone who does that should at the very least be made to undergo 14-day mandatory 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.”