Atiku Abubakar Isah, the factional President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), is being detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) following allegations that he was offered a N100 million bribe by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, to support the government’s agenda.
Isah had also accused Seyi Tinubu’s faction within NANS of orchestrating an assault against him. He specifically named Ladoja Olusola—the Seyi Tinubu-backed rival factional president—as the individual who allegedly kicked him in the face during the incident.
SaharaReporters has exclusively learned that Isah has been in DSS custody since last Tuesday. His arrest came shortly after a disrupted inauguration ceremony in which he was declared president—a process marred by attacks from government-sponsored thugs. Sources said Isah was subsequently coerced into writing a statement retracting his allegations against Seyi Tinubu.
According to SaharaReporters’ sources, Isah is currently being held at the DSS hospital on Airport Road, Abuja, under the pretence of receiving medical treatment. However, insiders allege he is being blackmailed and pressured to withdraw his claims.
