Bina was called to the State Power Investigation Division (Scid) in Minna on Wednesday, where he was questioned by the investigative police officer (IPO) until 18:00 before being released. Aisha Wakaso, special adviser to print media to the Governor of the Niger State, Umaru Mohammed Bago, has arrested journalist Yakubu Mustapha Bina, chairman of the Nigeria -Union Chapel (NUJ) in the Niger state, joined. Bina was called to the State Power Investigation Division (Scid) in Minna on Wednesday, where he was questioned by the investigative police officer (IPO) until 18:00 before being released. Sources told Saharan Porters that the IPO tried to force Bina to write a statement acknowledging that he shared defamatory remarks about Wakaso, but he refused. “The bursary trading said he received orders from above to keep Bina, but it was only through the intervention of a high -ranking police officer and other prominent individuals that his release was insured,” one of the sources added that the case had been added. Both Bina and Freelance Journalist Fodio Ahmed, the author of the controversial article “Finger FareWell to Freelancing: Hello Nexter! An Open Letter to Aisha Wakaso,” was arrested, although Bina was later released. However, his cellphone was confiscated. Meanwhile, Fodio is still being detained by police. “They said Bina had to return at 11am on Thursday (on Thursday) that his phone would be sought thoroughly to determine his case,” a source said. Wakaso, who filed the complaint, allegedly left the police station after a closed door meeting with the investigative police officer (IPO). Some sources speculated that she bribed police to facilitate the arrests. Meanwhile, Saharan Porters have previously reported that Wakaso has filed a defamation against Bina and Fodio Ahmed. The lawsuit follows the Fodio article, which was published on March 7, 2025, which accused Wakaso of creating divisions within the media and undermining the interests of Governor Bago. In her lawsuit, Wakaso argues that the article contains malicious statements intended to damage her reputation. Wakaso also accuses Bina of spreading the defamatory article in more than ten WhatsApp groups, including the involvement of professionals and in government circles. She demands a public excuse and withdrawal from the article. When contacted, police public relations officer Niger State Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed that Wakaso had reported a criminal complaint against Yakubu Bina and Ahmed Fodio for slander, Lie and cyber -cutting by an article written by Fodio. “The two suspects have been arrested and questioned, and the case is being investigated at the Scid Minna. The complaint has nothing to do with the state manager,” Abiodun said. This is the second time Bina has been arrested on the command of government officials. In January, he was summoned by the Department of Public Services (DSS) after reporting on a bandit attack on the governor’s convoy during a state -of -the -art tour in the local government area of Shiroro.
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