SECURITY operatives on Monday arrested former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, Alhaji Yaro Makama Rigachikun. His arrest was coming 72-hours after the PDP campaign spokesman in the state, Mr Ben Bako was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Service on Saturday night for allegedly promoting hate speech. The pioneer chairman of the PDP, believed to be a grassroots mobilizer in the state, was said to have been whisked away by men of the DSS. Catoh said the party chieftain was arrested by the operatives of the DSS, saying that the reason for the arrest was not known. “Yes, he(Rigachikun) was arrested about 3 hours ago(12 pm) by the DSS and his whereabouts is still unknown,” he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 12, 2019 09:45 UTC