{"id":311822,"date":"2021-02-04T21:09:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=311822"},"modified":"2021-02-04T21:12:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:12:47","slug":"our-officials-whereabouts-unknown-cng-cries-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=311822","title":{"rendered":"Our officials&#8217; whereabouts unknown &#8211; CNG cries out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has lamented that since the disappearance of their officials, the BOT Chairman of CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff and the national Coordinator, Balarabe Rufai, their whereabouts still remain unknown.<br \/>\nDAILY POST recalls that Shariff and Rufai were picked by men suspected to be security personnel Thursday afternoon.<br \/>\nCNG spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman in a statement on Thursday night, said their whereabouts remain unknown.<br \/>\nHe said, \u201cWe wish to inform the public that as at 6.30pm on Thursday, the BOT Chairman of CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff and the national Coordinator, Balarabe Rufai\u2019s whereabouts remain unknown.<br \/>\nThe statement observed that, \u201cOur people who have been trailing the arrest vehicles reported that they lost the trail at Jere on the way to Abuja after driving around Kaduna town with a brief detour towards the state government House through Gwamna Road unto the Abuja expressway.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe have, however, made contact with the DSS Director of Kaduna State and he insisted the arrest was not carried out by his men and he was not aware of where they are being held,\u201d the statement explained.<br \/>\nAccording to the statement, an eye witness account to the arrest has, however, affirmed that the arrest was carried out by un-uninformed officers in black suits driving hooded vehicles.<br \/>\nThe CNG lamented, \u201cWe find it unfortunate that Nigerian Security agencies would rather find convenience to intimidate harmless civilians going about their civil functions than confronting the challenges posed by kidnappers who roam freely without any form of security presence.<br \/>\n\u201cMeanwhile, we have placed all our 19 northern states Coordinators on high alert with instructions to mobilize for massive street protests by 10am tomorrow, Friday to demand the disclosure of the whereabouts of our officials.\u201d<br \/>\nThe statement strongly condemned this act of impunity displayed by an administration that has no regards for rule of law and no respect for human dignity and liberty.<br \/>\n\u201cWe remain determined to keep on the struggle for the emancipation of the northerner and the restoration of peace and security,\u201d the statement assured.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has lamented that since the disappearance of their officials, the BOT Chairman of CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff and the national Coordinator, Balarabe Rufai, their whereabouts still remain unknown. DAILY POST recalls that Shariff and Rufai were picked by men suspected to be security personnel Thursday afternoon. 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