An investigative journalist, Mr Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed, and a rights activist, Mr Musa Saidu Tsaragi, were on July 22, 2025, arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Kwara State Police Command Headquarters in Ilorin for alleged defamation and cybercrime.
They were detained after honouring a police invitation following charges filed against them by the Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Social Investment, Sadiq Buhari, who accused them of defamation and cybercrime.
It was gathered that, although the Kwara Magistrate Court did not sit on the matter, the police, however, bypassed judicial processes to secure a remand order directly from the court registrar to keep them in detention.
They were charged with criminal conspiracy, defamation of character, and cyberstalking in court on July 25, but were released on bail to their respective sureties. The case was adjourned to August 15, 2025, for further mention.
