Founder of Chocolate City Audu Maikori has been arrested by police.
The lawyer was arrested after his tweets about a fatal attack on his relatives in Southern Kaduna turned out to be false, his lawyer said Friday, according to Premium Times.
After the news of his arrest broke out, Nigerians have been demanding his release. Several twitter users have been active raising the issue.
https://twitter.com/CitizenlnChief/status/832714500851671040
https://twitter.com/ChukkyEE/status/832713543845703681
https://twitter.com/CitizenlnChief/status/832718365114241025
Was this man arrested and arraigned for a speech such as this? @elrufai @Audu #FreeAudu #FreeAuduMaikori pic.twitter.com/6R7DDZNlxr
— CHYCHY CHUKWU (@CHYCHYCHUKWU) February 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/YemieFash/status/832869619228692480
Since the inception of the Buhari administration, free speech is no longer free. We have become victims of tyranny. #FreeAudu
— Emeka Nnadozie (@ChNnadozie) February 18, 2017
