Nigerians begin #FreeAudu campaign in respect of Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori's arrest

Yesterday news broke that Audu Maikori, Chocolate City Entertainment boss, was arrested by the Police and flown to Abuja. The police picked up Mr Maikori on Friday afternoon claim for alleged attempt to 'incite' the public and was immediately transferred to the force headquarters in Abuja.

The police claim the arrest was because Mr Maikori sent out some series of tweet about four weeks age claiming that some southern Kaduna residents were killed by Fulani herdsmen. The claim, which Mr Maikori got from his driver, turned out to be false. See the tweet below:

My driver'syounger brother &5 others students of college of education gidanWaya were ambushed & killed by herdsmen yesterday #SouthernKaduna

— AuduMaikori (@Audu) January 23, 2017

Though Mr Maikori later retracted the claim and apologized publicly for the false information, the police seem not to be buying it.

Nigerians including celebrities have therefore, since yesterday, began a social media campaign to gear the police to free Mr Audu Maikori with the hashtag #FreeAudu trending on Twitter since yesterday. See some tweets below:

I voted for freedom of speech.. why is @Audu being denied it #FreeAudu cc @amnestyusa @BBCWorld @SaharaReporters @cnni

— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) February 17, 2017

Welcome to Nigeria where THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS THE PERSON THAT POINTS OUT THE PROBLEM. #FreeAudu Now!😿

— Chukky Eze (@ChukkyEE) February 17, 2017

Our civil rights must not be encroached!! @audu has been detained in Abuja right now.. #freeAudu @bellanaija @lindaikeji

— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) February 17, 2017

An injustice to one is an injustice to ALL. #FreeAudu #FreeAuduMaikori @Audu pic.twitter.com/FjE8bx1jif

— #OfficeOfTheCitizen (@CitizenlnChief) February 17, 2017

Even a former presidential aspirant, Remi Sonaiya, in the 2015 elections waded in

Gov @elrufai should intervene & #FreeAudu. He should know what it is to have said & done wrong things b4. He's shouldn't cast the 1st stone.

— Remi Sonaiya (@oluremisonaiya) February 18, 2017

Also former president Goodluck Jonathan's media aide, Reuben Abati

#FreeAudu. Freedom after speech is a constitutional right! pic.twitter.com/ZWtoqdJ9cQ

— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) February 18, 2017

Arrest the murderous Fulani Herdsmen, NO.

Arrest the crumpling economy, NO.

Arrest @Audu , hell YES.

INFANTILE COWARDS!! #FreeAudu

— Charles the 1st (@9jaBloke) February 18, 2017

The story of @Audu and his #FreeAudu trend, if he'll be arrested for misinformation, what the hell is Lai still doing walking the streets?

— Mathieu (@mrmcmatts) February 18, 2017

Make no mistakes about it.
This is not the usual "social media noise"

We will shout
We will march
We will protest until you #FreeAudu

— Ebube D Statesman (@akaebube) February 17, 2017