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A Former Niger Delta militant, Mujahid
Asari-Dokubo, was on Tuesday arrested
in Cotonou, capital of Benin Republic.
It was learnt that the ex-militant was
arrested at about 1.00pm by the Benin
Republic’s police.
A statement by his lawyer, Festus
Keyamo confirmed the arrest, saying
Asari-Dokubo was picked up around the
Lubeleyi roundabout and taken to “an
unknown destination.”
Keyamo, in the statement on Tuesday,
argued that Asari-Dokubo was not
arrested for running any illegitimate
business in the country.
The lawyer noted that the ex-militant
had been residing partly in Benin
Republic for many years, adding that
Asari-Dokubo owns property in
Cotonou.
It was gathered that the ex-militant
reportedly opened a private university
– King Amachree African University, in
Benin Republic.
The university is preparing to start
degree-awarding programmes in 2014.
The statement reads in part, “Today,
Tuesday, November 26, 2013, my
friend and client, Alhaji Mujahid
Dokubo-Asari, was arrested in Cotonou,
Benin Republic, around the hours of
1pm and 2pm by the country’s
gendarmes (police).
“He was picked up around the Lubeleyi
roundabout and taken to an unknown
destination. In fact, he owns houses,
schools and an academy in that
country. All these places have been
searched as of this evening and
nothing incriminating was found.”
Keyamo expressed the conviction that
“Dokubo’s arrest and detention are a
ploy by certain forces in Nigeria in an
unholy alliance with the Beninoise
government to keep him 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.”