According to a report by Daily Post on March 26, 2026, Professor Imam Ahmad Maqary, a prominent Islamic scholar, has made a public appeal to Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the prolonged detention of individuals connected to an alleged coup plot in Nigeria.
Speaking in a Hausa-language video, Maqary voiced concern over delays in the investigative process, noting that some detainees—whom he considers innocent—have remained in custody for more than three months.
He pointed out that the arrests, which followed reports of a failed coup involving military personnel, appear to have largely affected people from Northern Nigeria. Among those held is Sheikh Khalifa, along with others whom Maqary claims were cleared during investigations. According to him, several arrests were based on tenuous connections, such as unknowingly conducting financial transactions linked to suspects or offering donations to clerics for prayers Read From Source/Original…