The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Nigerian government of prosecuting his son in-law and lawyer because they supported him at the polls.
The duo were arrested differently by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency for questioning and are yet to be released.
In a tweet to raise alarm over their arrest, Mr. Abubakar claimed that the government was victiming them because of their association to him.
“My son in-law and lawyer have been detained, one for three weeks and the other recently,” he said in his tweet.
“They are paying the price for supporting me. I urge those now persecuting them to remember that a government’s mandate is to pursue peace and justice for all, and not just those who support them,” he claimed.
My son in law and lawyer have been detained, one for 3 weeks and the other recently. They are paying the price for supporting me. I urge those now persecuting them to remember that a government’s mandate is to pursue peace and justice for all, and not just those who support them.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) March 4, 2019
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But the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Mr. Abubakar’s son in-law, Babalele Abdullahi was arrested in connection to a case of €150 million money laundering allegation.
The anti-graft agency said Mr. Abdullahi, who is the Finance Director of Atiku Abubakar’s group of companies, received about N61.4 billion
came in before the election on 23 February.
