Four officials of the Coalition of Northern Groups were on Friday detained by the Department of State Services.
Nastura Ashir Sharif, Balarabe Rufai, Aminu Adam and Dr Muhammad Nawaila were invited by Nigeria's police while concluding an appointment for a peaceful protest on the killings within the Northern a part of the country.
The group had issued a press release notifying the general public of their intention to occupy all the 19 Northern states and therefore the National Assembly.
CNG’s spokesman, Abdulazeez Suleiman, during a statement on Saturday said the group will plow ahead with protest despite what he described as an effort to suppress their rights.
“#EndInsecurityNow protests against the rampant killings in Northern Nigeria and displacement of many communities has come under intense pressure and intimidation within the previous couple of hours by the DSS which is hell bent suppressing the tearful voice of the Northerner.
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“The development saw officials of the CNG Nastura Ashir Sharif, Balarabe Rufai, Aminu Adam and Dr Muhammad Nawaila being invited by the DSS in Kano where they were held from 11pm Friday to 2:15am Saturday.
“Throughout their occupy the DSS office, they were incommunicado not answering calls on their phones and not returning an equivalent . We are on the alert.”
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