Abdulaziz Yari, Senator representing Zamfara West and former governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari, has regained his freedom from the Department of State Services (DSS).
Senator Yari, who was detained and quizzed by operatives of the DSS, was released last night around 11pm.
Yari had spent two nights languishing in the dungeon of Nigeria’s iron-fisted State Security Service, after ignoring multiple telephone calls to his lines from President Bola Tinubu rang through last month.
“He was asked why he ignored the president’s phone calls during the Senate leadership battle,” an official said. “He started arguing that he has every right to contest for the position and decisions about his political career moves should not come from the president.”
Sources said Mr Yari received a call from Yusuf Bichi, the director-general, to report at the SSS’ headquarters for an urgent discussion. Upon arrival, Mr Yari was asked to wait for Mr Bichi, who purportedly stepped out. But the senator was delayed throughout the day by a phalanx of armed SSS agents, only to be told at about 10:00 p.m. Thursday that he won’t be going home. The senator’s planned visit with other Senate colleagues to former President Ibrahim Babangida on Friday was consequently aborted.
