launched a manhunt for a police officer, who
threatened to “kill 200 persons if ailing President
Muhammadu dies.”
The NPF also said that it has commenced
investigation into the content of his post on
social media, with a view to identifying the
policeman and taking necessary actions.
On Tuesday, the riot police officer, Inusa Saidu
Biu, from Biu, a local government area in
Southern Borno State, had taken to Facebook,
alleging that Buhari had earlier been poisoned but
was saved by God.
He further claimed that some persons – he
tagged as enemies of the President – were
orchestrating his (Buhari) death, describing the
74-year-old president as a cat with nine lives.
Biu then rained curses on the so called enemies
and threatened to take 200 lives if Buhari died
from the illness.
He wrote, “After they poisoned him, God did
not let him die; Buhari, the cat with nine
lives. Now they want him to resign so that
they would continue to steal our
‘yam’ (treasury). No way; your enemies will
die like mosquitoes before you, including
those who are commenting negatively. Shege
ya buro uba, Zamu ci uwaku. If Buhari dies, I
promise to kill 200 people.”
The post, which had been deleted from Biu’s
timeline, stirred outrage and backlashes as
commentators called for his arrest and
prosecution, noting that the post could incite
crisis in the country.
In the wake of the incident, the Force Public
Relations Officer, CSP Moshood Jimoh, has
revealed that the police headquarters was aware
of the post.
Jimoh told newsmen that the police has also
commenced a search to know whether he was
actually a policeman.
He said, “We have seen the post and we are
investigating it. Anybody can post anything
on the social media. We first need to
ascertain if that man is a policeman and the
necessary procedure will be taken. A
policeman should not make public comment
on social issues. We are investigating and
will make the findings public very soon.”
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