The National Chairman of the Northern Comrades Movement of Nigeria (NCMN), Mal. Jabir Ibrahim Taro, has reportedly been detained by officers from the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the imminent nationwide protest against poor governance in Nigeria.
The news of Taro’s detention was first confirmed by a Nigerian activist and X user, @n6oflife6, who tweeted this evening, “I just got a call from @Mallam_jabeer that he has been detained by the DSS. This young man is peaceful and has been law-abiding over his protest arrangements. Arresting him before August 1 makes no sense. Efforts are being made to get him released. Nigeria, we hail thee.”
Earlier in the day, Taro had tweeted about his ongoing efforts to organize the protest: “#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: After a long conversation with the @PoliceNG, we couldn’t reach any agreement, but I will brief the public about the conversation later in the day. I am now on my way to meet the @OfficialDSSNG.” Since then, he has been out of contact.
Further confirmation of the detention came from another X user, @EmirSirdam, who wrote, “We are getting information that the rogue SSS aka DSS have detained @Mallam_jabeer. They are just trying to provoke Nigerians to act faster. To protest is not a crime; #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest is sacrosanct!”
Reacting to the situation, @Ayemojuba tweeted, “Someone fulfilled your request and you detained him, yet you want the youth to remain peaceful?”
In a similar vein, @Master_Zeji declared, “At this point, they’re daring Nigerians and they’ll get what they asked for!! #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.”
Lastly, @Komly_ added, “Exactly, they just want to trigger the masses. #FreeMallamJabirNow #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.”
