The Northern Elders Forum has strongly condemned the arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf on Wednesday, January 29, by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a statement released by the spokesman of the group, Prof. Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the arrest was alleged as a means to suppress and oppress popular democratic voices that openly challenge the poor public policies and bad governance being imposed on the people by this administration.
“We are calling for his release, as it sees his arrest as purely politically motivated to suppress and oppress popular democratic voices that openly challenge the poor public policies and bad governance being imposed on the people by this administration.
It is a deliberate plan to silence and intimidate the political opposition and to reverse many of the democratic rights won by Nigerians over the years in the fight against dictatorship and all forms of inhuman oppression.
According to the statement, Prof. Usman Yusuf’ is described as a distinguished personality with a high level of credibility and unquestionable integrity.
