IGP Orders Babangida’s Aide Arrest Over Anti Buhari Statement On Behalf Of IBB
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the arrest Babangida’s aide, Kassim Afegbua for the statement he issued on behalf of former President Ibrahim Babangida.
A Presidency source confirmed this development to Newsflash247 on Sunday.
It would be recalled that Afegbua, in a statement issued on Sunday allegedly on behalf of Babangida quoted him as saying that President Muhammadu Buhari should not seek for re-election in 2019.
However, in a swift reaction, the former Military President denied issuing a statement calling on Nigerians to disregard the earlier statement by Afegbua.
According to the source, “the IGP has ordered for the arrest of Kassim Afegbua for issuing a fake statement. He was advised to submit himself to the Force Headquarters in 24 hours or face arrest.