Late Abubakar Audu’s son arrested by Police

Mohammed Audu, a son of the late Governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, has been arrested by the police.

A family member said Mohammed and about 15 other family members were arrested Wednesday and are being detained at the Lokoja Police Division and also said the Audu family believes the arrests were “ordered” by Governor Yahaya Bello.

The governor has denied masterminding the arrests.

Asked why the Mr. Bello would order the arrest of the Audu family members, a family source alleged the development was a response to the attack on Yahaya Audu, late governor’s younger brother who represented the family at the Kogi 25th Anniversary ceremony on August 28.

Yahaya had received a posthumous award conferred on the late Mr. Audu and 24 others by the state government at the ceremony.