NIGERIA: DSS ARRESTS JAMES FALEKE AND LATE ABUBAKAR AUDU'S SON, MOHAMMED

The DSS has arrested the embattled deputy governorship flagbearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 21, 2015 Governorship election in Kogi State, James Faleke and the  eldest son of late Abubakar Audu, Mohammed Audu.


The Director and Publicity of Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation, Duro Meseko released a statement on Saturday,

"I'm surprised my Principal and the eldest son of our political leader, Mohammed are still being kept as I speak with you which is4pm. What could be responsible for this ill treatment by the SSS?

"Or could they be acting the intimidation script? Trying to arm-twist them into abandoning the sacred mandate freely given to the Audu/Faleke team by the generality of Kogi people?"

"Let me make it abundantly clear that our mandate is sacred and no amountof technical detention, intimidation and harrassment would shake our resolve to get justice through the judiciary"

"I refuse to believe that the presidency has hands in the arrest! But we may not rule out the fact that the power that be must have wielded their influence in the arrest, but we are not perturbed over the development, because we believe that God ultimately will vindicate us", he said.

James Faleke is at loggerheads with the APC after they refused to field him as the governorship candidate following the untimely demise of  Governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, to whom he was the deputy but rather fielded Alhaji Yahaya Bello in the election who eventually won and will be sworn in on 27th January.

Faleke has however dragged the APC and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to  the Election Petition Tribunal to declare him the duly elected Governor instead of Yahaya Bello.
UPDATE: DSS has released James Faleke and Mohammed Audu