Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has called
for an investigation into allegations made by the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) President, Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, claiming he
was tortured on the orders of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu.
Isah alleged that Seyi Tinubu ordered his torture
after he refused a N100 million bribe intended to secure his support for the
president in 2027. El-Rufai, a prominent critic of President Tinubu, has urged
security agencies to probe the allegations and called on international human
rights organizations and media outlets including BBC and CNN to escalate the
matter.
Reacting to the video, El-Rufai, now a major opponent
of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanded probe of the president’s son. He also
called on international human rights organisations like Amnesty International,
and media outlets including BBC and CNN to escalate the matter.
He posted via his X handle, “What is going on here? Is
there a denial by the named culprit or any response from law enforcement
agencies or inquiries by the human rights organizations? We must ask questions,
and demand answers and action!! #JusticeforNANSPresident @elrufai
@AmnestyNigeria @hrw @NhrcNigeria @PoliceNG @cnni @BBCAfrica.”
The NANS president, Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, was
also allegedly attacked by thugs he claimed were linked to Seyi Tinubu who
violently disrupted the NANS inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday in Abuja.
The attack also reportedly targeted political figures
at the occasion including former Minister of Education and two-term Governor of
Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, and former Governor of Kogi State,
Captain Idris Wada.
The NANS president claimed that the attackers, armed
with cutlasses and guns, stormed the venue — The Wells Carlton Hotel in Asokoro
— in a coordinated assault that left several attendees injured and many robbed
of their phones and personal belongings.
“At the inauguration hall which I personally paid for
at The Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Seyi Tinubu arrived with a large number of
security men and ordered them to stop the event,” Atiku said.
“The management of the hotel informed me about the
interference, but I decided to go ahead with the inauguration. Immediately
after we were inaugurated and Senator Shekarau began his speech, Seyi’s thugs
entered the hall wielding guns and cutlasses. They stopped the senator, began
stabbing people, and chased others away, snatching phones and valuables in the
process.”
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