By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini
Police have arrested the leader of a protest movement in Yobe State and several others who were demonstrating against the government’s proposed law to monitor social media platforms.
The protest was led by Abubakar Jawa, who was apprehended along with four other individuals that include Mohammed Kayeri Adam, Suleiman A. Gambo, Maimuna Abba, and Abubakar Jawa.
Dungus Abdulkarim, the state police spokesperson, denied that the arrests were related to the protest itself.
He clarified that the police were merely detaining the protesters for their protection.