The Sokoto state High Court has granted bail to Dr. Abubakar Alkali, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering at Baze University.
Dr. Alkali had been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) for the past three weeks on allegations of supporting the #EndBadGovernance protests.
A lawyer familiar with the case shared the news with SaharaReporters, praising the intervention of legal bodies.
His words: “Dr. Alkali, the Baze University lecturer, has just been granted bail by Sokoto State High Court.
“We also want to commend the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the NBA Citizens’ Liberties Committee, and the Sokoto Branch of the NBA for their unwavering support and intervention in this matter.”
The detention of Dr. Alkali, initially brought to public attention by his lawyer Deji Adeyanju, had sparked significant concern.
On September 14, 2024, Adeyanju posted on Facebook, revealing the lecturer’s abduction by the DSS and his subsequent detention in Sokoto State.
“Dr. Abubakar Alkali, senior lecturer at Baze University, was abducted by the DSS three weeks ago and taken to Sokoto State for supporting the #EndBadGovernance protest. He has been in custody since then,” Adeyanju’s post read.
