Kebbi Governor's Aide Assaults Musicians For Criticising Boss

Eight members of a local music group in Kebbi State have
been physically assaulted on the orders of an aide to the state
governor, Atiku Bagudu.
Governor Bagudu's Personal Assistant, Faruku Musa Yaro
widely known as Enabo, is alleged to have ordered and
supervised the assault of the musicians at his residence.
The victims are Kabiru Arzila (KB show), Ayuba Ibrahim, Musa
Alle, Bello Aljannare, Shamsu Attahiru Otono and three others.
The musicians were said to have incurred the wrath of the
governor's aide after using satirical songs to criticise the
administration of Bagudu.
Recounting the experience, Arzila said four of them were
picked up at Abacha Hotel around 3:30am on Monday by
persons numbering 10.
He said, "It is true that we have criticised the government; as
musicians of Kebbi State origin, we owe our people a duty to
criticise bad governance and that's exactly what we did in one
of our songs.
"We couldn't keep quiet while Governor Bagudu continues to
ruin our state through bad governance.
"But we never believed they could resort to violence.
"We were at Abacha Hotel when some hoodlums came and
broke the door and took us to the residence of Faruku Musa.
"In his living room, he ordered some hefty men to beat us until
we disclosed who sponsored us to criticise the governor with
our songs.
"In fact, he pulled out an AK47 rifle threatening to kill Bello
Aljanare.
"Thereafter, he warned us never to malign either the governor
or any official of the Kebbi State Government before we were
released."
Director-General of Kebbi Concern Citizens, a civil society
organisation, Ibrahim Mohammed, confirmed visiting the
victims in hospital.
Yaro however, declined to respond to the allegation when
contacted by SaharaReporters.