Salimโs friend, @ManderaLukman, truly deserves great respect. He did not rest day or night after Salim was arrested. He was the one who traced the station where Salim was being held, and he kept pushing through all possible means until his release. May Allah bless Lukman.
KADUNA UPDATE - Thank you, Mr. Cham Faliya Sharon -14th January 2026
BANDITRY: THE VINDICATION OF EL-RUFAI - ETHNIC BIGOTS WANT THEIR BANDITS FREED! - by Cham Faliya Sharon - Part 1 of 2
The same people lying against El-Rufai over banditry or insecurity in Kaduna State are the very same ones now seeking the release of the murderous bandits he caused to be arrested and prosecuted while he was Governor, simply because the bandits are members of their religion or indigenes of their tribes. Their new propaganda now is, they want the world to believe that banditry or terrorism is the exclusive vocation of a particular people or a particular religion but not their's, as such, they want their bandits released from jail simply because they are in the "correct tribe and religion" that does not practice banditry.
To be clear, these convicted mass murderers were arrested after a very sweeping federal investigation over how they were blocking a federal highway that passes through their communities, during which they would waylay motor vehicles, drag out all the passengers, and then kill them in very gruesome ways, which is the same kind of pattern that used to occur in some communities straddled along the Jos - Abuja federal highway. Sometimes, they embark on these murders whenever they hear about some crisis elsewhere for which they think they have a duty to exact revenge for "their" people.
By so doing, they always murder lots of innocent people and turn travels on those roads a living hell. During those times, the roads get blocked, and a journey of one hour could stretch to 6 hours or 12 hours or even more, that is, if you are even fortunate to make it alive. Sometimes, journeys are even cancelled, or an alternative longer route will be followed to avoid the murderers on the blocked highway. As you can see, no responsible government will allow that.
For those kinds of communities in Kaduna State, as part of his solutions to the recurring problem, Governor Nasir El-Rufai threatened to relocate them farther away from any Expressway or Highway in the interest of the general public, especially the innocent travellers who were always their victims. The threat worked because such incidents became rare for as long as he remained governor, and the security agencies that investigated those murderous road ambushes arrested many of the perpetrators of the unprovoked murders. In the end, the courts recently found them guilty through processes that guaranteed them access to lawyers and fair hearings.
Now that they have been found guilty, they are adding their guilt to the catalogue of their endless grievances against Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. They are now waging a barrage of propaganda of lies that they were simply arrested and prosecuted by El-Rufai for protecting their communities from bandits. Please, don't laugh. These are people who were investigated by federal investigators, and who were presented with evidence of their complicity in court, and who all had lawyers arguing their case, but are now blaming El-Rufai for their guilty convictions in court more than two years after he was no longer in any way attached to their court case.
As usual, they have even added an international dimension to their propaganda, that they were being persecuted on religious grounds because they were defending their communities from bandits, which makes you wonder how constantly blocking highways, killing travellers, robbing them of their possessions and setting their vehicles ablaze will amount to community defence? By the way, this is exactly what bandits do in places where they operate. They also block highways, rob travellers, seize some travellers for ransom, and then set their vehicles ablaze and then wait for their next opportunity. What makes them think their own killings are of no legal consequence than the killings done by other bandits?
What you give is what you get, and you canโt give what you donโt have. I have seen nothing but love from all angles and whom much is given, much is expected.
What Iโve learned from this entire experience and from the army that rallied behind me is that we are on the right track. It is a clear sign that we must tighten up, stay focused, and face them head-on.
We are committed to a better Nigeria.๐๐พ
Our thoughts and prayers are with @AM_Saleeeem . Wherever he is we pray Allah to protect from any harm, we awaits your safe return brother.
This isn't a democracy, Nigeria has turned to something else.
#FreeSaleemNow
Itโs been over 12 hours since @AM_Saleeeem was taken away by armed men alleged to be officers of the Nigerian Police, and since then no one knows where he is. Thatโs scary and deeply wrong.
The way he was picked up is not acceptable, and the silence since then only raises more questions. His family and friends deserve clarity. We just want to know where he is and see him released. @PoliceNG@PoliceNG_CRU@BenHundeyin
#FreeSaleem
Insha Allah, wherever youโre you will return home safe and free @AM_Saleeeem .
May Allah grant you a good and easy solution, for the sake of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the Holy Qurโan. ๐ค๐
#Freesaleem#whereissaleem
Update
Saleem was abducted yesterday evening by policemen, allegedly from the Asokoro SWAT command, from his room at Sounders Suites, located in Apo Legislative Quarters, Zone E.
The reason for his arrest or those behind it is yet to be ascertained, however, his lawyers are enroute the station he is being illegally detained as confirmed by his brother @AM_Ridwan2 .
We call on the relevant authorities to do the right thing and #FreeSaleem immediately and unconditionally.