The leader of the Niger Delta
People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji
Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, was
today arrested in Cotonou,
Benin Republic.
A statement by his lawyer,
Festus Keyamo, said Dokubo
was picked up by the police
between 1:00pm and 2:00pm
around the Lubeleyi
roundabout, and taken to an
unknown destination.
The wealthy former militant
reportedly opened a private
university in the Benin Republic,
the King Amachree African
University that is preparing to
start degree-awarding
programmes in 2014.
“We want to emphasise that
Alhaji Dokubo-Asari carries on
legitimate business and has
been living partly in Benin
Republic for many years now,”
Keyamo said in his statement.
“In fact, he owns houses,
schools and an academy in
that country. All these places
have been searched as at this
evening and nothing
incriminating was found.”
He suggested that Dokubo’s
arrest and detention may be a
ploy by “certain forces in
Nigeria in unholy alliance with
the Beninoise government” to
keep his client away as 2015
approaches.
“We call on the Nigerian
government to immediately
intervene and ensure that no
harm befalls Alhaji Dokubo-
Asari and to use all diplomatic
means to secure his immediate
release and safe return to
Nigeria,” he said.
Dokubo has in recent times
vowed that unless Mr.
President Jonathan retains the
presidency in 2015, Nigeria
would break up.
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