Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, has asked Mohammed Adamu,
inspector general of police (IGP), to release her aides from
detention.
According to
SaharaReporters,[1] Sabiu Yusuf, a
personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, had ordered the
police to arrest the first lady’s aides after they ejected him from
the presidential villa for not complying with COVID-19 safety
measures.
The president’s aide was said to have been evicted from the
villa after he returned from Lagos to Abuja on Monday and refused
all entreaties to go on self-isolation as required — to keep the
president’s family safe.
In a series of tweets on Friday, the president’s wife said those
who travel during the COVID-19 interstate restrictions are meant to
undergo 14-day mandatory isolation period as prescribed by the
quarantine act, saying no one is above the law.
“That Covid-19 is real and still very much around in our nation
is not in doubt. Consequently, I call on all relevant Government
Agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by Mr. President and
ensure no one is found violating this law and the NCDC guidelines
especially on interstate travel without the necessary exemptions
for movement of essentials,” she said.
“Anyone who does that should at the very least be made to under
go a 14 days mandatory isolation no matter who the person is, no
one should be above the law and the Police command will do well to
remember that.
“Finally, I call on the IGP to release my assigned Staff who are
still in the custody of the Police in order to avoid putting their
lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while in their
custody.”
Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, has asked Mohammed Adamu,
inspector general of police (IGP), to release her aides from
detention.
According to
SaharaReporters,[1] Sabiu Yusuf, a
personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, had ordered the
police to arrest the first lady’s aides after they ejected him from
the presidential villa for not complying with COVID-19 safety
measures.
The president’s aide was said to have been evicted from the
villa after he returned from Lagos to Abuja on Monday and refused
all entreaties to go on self-isolation as required — to keep the
president’s family safe.
In a series of tweets on Friday, the president’s wife said those
who travel during the COVID-19 interstate restrictions are meant to
undergo 14-day mandatory isolation period as prescribed by the
quarantine act, saying no one is above the law.
“That Covid-19 is real and still very much around in our nation
is not in doubt. Consequently, I call on all relevant Government
Agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by Mr. President and
ensure no one is found violating this law and the NCDC guidelines
especially on interstate travel without the necessary exemptions
for movement of essentials,” she said.
“Anyone who does that should at the very least be made to under
go a 14 days mandatory isolation no matter who the person is, no
one should be above the law and the Police command will do well to
remember that.
“Finally, I call on the IGP to release my assigned Staff who are
still in the custody of the Police in order to avoid putting their
lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while in their
custody.”