The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has announced the release of its chairman of the Board of Trustees, Nastura Shariff, after a two-day police captivity.
Mr Shariff was arrested Tuesday afternoon and moved to Abuja shortly after a peaceful protest in Katsina against the killings of citizens by bandits.
“We acknowledge that Sharif’s freedom was made possible by the enormous pressure exerted by the CNG, the Northern Elders Forum, patriotic leaders and elders of the North, a decent section of the civil society, a multi-sectoral cooperation of regional groups and activists and the vigilance of the national and international press,” spokesman for CNG, Abdulaziz Sulaiman, said in a statement.
“We equally appreciate the support, cooperation and patience of the entire northern public throughout the period of Shariff’s detention. This is indeed reassuring.
“We assure the public that we shall never relent in our struggle for a decent, free, fair and just society no matter the odds.
“We urge authorities to endeavour to always place value on human liberty and people’s rights as basic corner stones for civilized democracy.”
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