Politics
BREAKING: Army, Police, Customs Search Atiku On Arrival From Dubai
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has returned from his vacation trip to Dubai around 12:00am, early Sunday morning, and was greeted by a special security squad comprising of Army, Police, Custom and Immigration officers allegedly deployed by the presidency to do a thorough search on the former Vice President and his aircraft, Blueprint reports.
I arrived to Abuja this morning to a search by agents of the state, aimed at intimidating me and my staff.
I am committed to building a Nigeria where no citizen is intimidated by agents of state who are paid to protect them.
Together, #LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) November 11, 2018
ORIENTAL TIMES learnt that during the search, video recording gadgets and other devices were use to capture the exercise but nothing implicating was found on the Adamawa-born Politician.
Reacting to the news, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri took to his verified Twitter handle to express his displeasure.
Omokri, in another tweet on Sunday asked the Nigerian security to face Boko Haram, not Atiku.
.@Atiku just returned to Nigeria and @MBujari sent a team of Army, Police, Custom & Immigration officers to surround then search his plane. What were they hoping to find? What is Buhari afraid of? Why this harassment? If Buhari performed would he be afraid of losing? #RenosDarts
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) November 11, 2018
Why did @MBuhari order such a large military force to surround and search the plane of @Atiku, the Presidential candidate of the @OfficialPDPNig? Was he hoping that they’d find his non existing @WAECNigeria certificate? Our security should face Boko Haram not Atiku #RenosDarts
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) November 11, 2018
Anonymous
November 12, 2018 at 1:08 am
Wat r dey looking for
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 8:14 pm
They must
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 8:03 pm
This is dictatorship at its grosteque!!!
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:49 pm
This is the time for change and the change must began with me, you and him. No more PDP style of unfair treatment. Simple
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:41 pm
They can’t nail Ganduje with all supporting evidence, they’re looking how to nail opposition. Very unfortunate indeed
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:24 pm
Them tried, then who will search Sambisa forest ?
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:24 pm
Why wont them search u, are you not a Nigerian or is the law made for poor people
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:05 pm
APC failed govt is behaving like football club that have lost a match competition.
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Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 6:40 pm
Search is for everyone..Mr atiku u complain too much..oshomole was with DSS nobody hear of it…ar u bigger than the nation maybe you don’t know the answer is capital NO
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 6:11 pm
What are they looking for in Dubai? Dubai is a desert and was built to a mega city by someone, you people are busy looting our economy. Very soon you people will start trooping to Rwanda and Kenya, useless leaders.
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 6:02 pm
Now we can see that APC is frustrated
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:56 pm
Zoo
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:36 pm
This is bad government in Nigeria
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Search is for everyone..Mr atiku u complain too much..oshomole was with DSS nobody hear of it…ar u bigger than the nation maybe you don’t know the answer is capital NO
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 6:57 pm
The #30,000 NPower money u are receiving monthly is to buy data ,to comment on obnoxious issues by ur party. Join the fast moving train because u will be left out after the elections. The chance & opportunity still awaits u
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:18 pm
Ernest Jombo you this imbecile do I look like a sheep like you?u no get sense mumu I can pay 100of your kind #30k monthly olori
Anonymous
November 12, 2018 at 4:51 am
Odike u are a compund fool fr you to compare oshomole n Atiku.that tells me how stupid u are
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:21 pm
Lol
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Atiku deserves some respect as elder statesman, former vice president (G.C.O.N), senior citizen, and not to be treated like common criminal. How many incumbent ministers and other political appointees have they serached so far? Political witch hunt geard towards intimidating opposition.
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:47 pm
Emmanuel Adindu this is a government of justice, equity and fairness to all and sundry Nigerian and we do not accept a selective justices and treatment. If you do not wish to accept the law of the land then do not travel out in the first place. PDP believed in that unfair treatment in the first but now its the time for change, and change began with him. You and me. Simple
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:52 pm
How many incumbent political appointees are facing such intimidation and thorough search by the security agencies? I repeat political witch hunt targeted on opposition.
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:54 pm
Last August i arrived from Italy, i was not search.
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:54 pm
Last August i arrived from Italy, i was not search.
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 4:15 pm
For what, foolish pple
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Bassy Ekpo for due processes mumu
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 5:49 pm
Ameen Odike which due process? You must be sick
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 6:43 pm
Martins Brown Kasim you imbecile you don’t no what is due process right? Donkey
Anonymous
November 11, 2018 at 7:42 pm
Bassy Ekpo. Is it a big deal to search a passenger on an international trip? Is he above the law of the land? If others were being searched then what more of a candidate seeking to rule this country,? Is that how you people intend to rule? Through selective justice?