Emerging reports have it that a member of the People's Democratic party has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Austine Okai
The convener of PDP National Youth Frontier, Mr Austin Okai has been arrested in Abuja by security forces. According to reports, he was trailed to a food joint on Abacha Barrack road.
The security forces bundled him into their vehicle and zoomed off. When he demanded to make a call to his people to inform them, he was not allowed, but was however able to quickly send an SOS to one of his friend via sms whothen sent the message to social media.
Austin, an indigene of Kogi State who provides strong opposition to the governor, Yahya Bello of the All Progressives Congress and constantly demands for good governance for the Kogi people.
One of the pressure groups where Austin belongs, 'The Nigerian Wailers' has taken to social media to alert Nigerians and the whole world of his arrest and have started online campaign with the hashtag #FreeAustinOkai to secure his release.
See the discussions on Twitter below: