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SIDI: Thugs allegedly loyal to Sokoto Gov assault lady who lamented bandits’ killings after her release on bail

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A women’s right activist, Saadatu Madaki, has raised an alarm over an alleged abduction and assault of a young woman, Hamdiyya Sidi, by thugs believed to be loyal to Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, shortly after she was released from prison on bail.

Ripples Nigeria had reported how Sidi was arrested by the police in Sokoto, put on secret trial and remanded in prison after she shared a video where she lamented the killings being carried out by bandits in the state.

In the video that went viral, Sidi called on Aliyu to do something to stop the bandits from further kidnapping and raping innocent girls and women.

Shortly after posting the video, Sidi was arrested for allegedly embarrassing the governor on social media and attempting to incite the public against the government.

She was secretly arraigned by the police without having access to a lawyer nor family members and remanded in prison custody.

But following public outcry, Sidi was granted bail on Tuesday but according to Madaki, upon arrival at home, the hoodlums said to be supporters of the governor, abducted and assaulted for putting out the video.

“Hamdiya Sidi was arrested, arraigned, then released on bail. She returned home and some hoodlums abducted and beat her, leading to injuries,” Madaki who is the convener of#SecureNorthernNigeria wrote in a post on social media.

“She was taken to the hospital where she received treatment. She was later moved by her family to a secure location. She doesn’t live in a village. She stays in the city; she was in her grandmother’s house when the attack happened.

“About a week ago, the girl, who according to a human rights group in Sokoto State is a teenager, made a video lamenting the insecurity in Sokoto villages and how the governor does not seem to care. He doesn’t even send condolences to them when they get killed.

“She narrated how girls get raped in the presence of their fathers and wives get raped in the presence of their husbands. She asked how he would feel as a mature thoughtful person if that was done to his daughter or wife.

“She also mentioned that there are a lot of refugees in the villages who left their homes due to insecurity. She said the villagers should leave their villages and go into the city where the government built about 500 homes for civil servants, perhaps if the governor is tired of seeing them there, he would give them a solution.

“The ladies behind her were simply affirming what she said regarding how their little girls and mothers get raped and generally their plights. She was very respectful in the video. She did not insult him or instigate any form of violence.”

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