A blogger, Abubakar Musa, has cried out for protection, alleging that he has come under intense death threats for writing a critical article on Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State.
In a statement sent to the media, Musa stated that freedom of speech is now threatened in Kaduna State in view of the hatred of criticism of the governor by his associates.
As evidence, he cited various text messages in Hausa that he received from an anonymous number—08107875202—warning him from comments against Yero.
Musa said, “It is rather unfortunate that certain elements, at State and Federal levels, are bent on taking anyone that dares to ask questions or demand explanations regarding certain misadventures happening within their ranks. What we witnessed during the military era is fast resurfacing even as we claim to be practicing democracy. They’ve decided, in their usual manifestation, to attack the messenger rather than tackle the message.
“Within the faithful days of August 23rd to 25th, I wrote an article that was widely published and circulated by various platforms on the executive governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Mukhtar Yero and his leadership style. While the article contained lots that the government should have cared to address, they’ve decided to throw spit at me. On Thursday, I received a call at about 10:30pm by a certain unknown number threatening to get me eliminated if I do not resist attacking their governor. Though the caller spoke in Hausa language, but I perceived a sense of deep literacy within his utters. Yesterday, Friday 11th October, 2013 at about 5:10pm, I got two text messages, one in English and the other in Hausa, threatening me as well (see pictures). Both messages confirmed what I was told by the caller the previous night. Initially, I was tempted not to report to any security agency because of the lackluster level of our security agents in handling investigative cases. But after consultations with various individuals, we decided to report to the nearest security outfit. Well, the threat was done, by whoever it was, to have me and my likes take our battle guns of challenging mediocre government down. But I will wish to inform them that the battle has just begun.”
Musa stressed that government is not supposed to be a personal affairs, and that citizens must ask questions.
“We must demand for answers and criticize, though constructively, we must not fail to do. My life belongs to no one but Almighty God, their threats and tactics of sabotaging progressive efforts will never work. I remain loyal and committed to seeing a responsible government that will have the interests of everyone at heart.”
title of the article.The Kaduna State Governor Is A Classic Example of How Not To Govern By Abubakar Musa
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