Controversial politician and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart Buba Galadima is reported to have been arrested by the security forces in Abuja. The political ally of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition in Saturday’s presidential election, was arrested on Sunday, few hours after the APC campaign team lead by Festus Keyamo called on the police and DSS to arrest him on the grounds of impersonation.
PDP spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan said Galadima was accosted in Abuja.
“He was accosted on the road and arrested,” Ologbonyan said, adding that he was still making efforts to obtain further details.
A host of opposition voices online quickly pointed at the State Security Service as the agency responsible for Galadima’s arrest, and demanded his immediate release.
A spokesperson for the SSS, according to the PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately confirm or deny the arrest.
The news comes barely a few hours after a spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign asked security agencies to arrest Galadima, who has been amongst the most vocal spokespersons for the opposition.
Festus Keyamo accused Mr Galadima of recording a video announcing Abubakar winner of the Saturday’s polls.
Keyamo did not attach evidence of the purported recording in his statement, which was published Sunday afternoon in the media.
Also on Sunday afternoon, some PDP elements released a statement, saying there was a credible plot to arrest the party’s leaders and clampdown on party loyalists running its election situation room in Abuja
