The command disclosed this on Saturday in a statement by its spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh, noting that Jalingo was arrested by the State CID operatives following a petition filed against him by one Elizabeth Frank Ayade.

Obasanjo in a statement on Saturday said his discussion with Tinubu was brotherly than political, adding that those claiming to be insiders at the meeting and concocting how the discussion went were enemies of Tinubu himself.

The officers are detained pending an internal investigation in six local government areas of the state where they serve.

Anifowose was picked up by men of the police force after several failed attempts.

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had on Friday revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others over failure to renew their licences amounting to N2.66billion.

The action of the concerned soldiers comes amid worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in most parts of the country.

Jalingo had reportedly detained at the Alapere Police Station in Lagos State on Friday, before his transfer to Abuja on Saturday morning.

The candidates and those vying for legislative seats were also unveiled at the event which took place in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital.

SaharaReporters had reported that Sowore, while speaking in an interview with the Africa Independent Television (AIT), said the Nigerian policemen had been reduced to protecting only the Very Important Personalities (VIPs) while the rest of Nigerians languished at the mercy of terrorists and kidnappers.

CISLAC in a release by its Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, said the NBC, which is run by tax-payers money, should prioritise citizens’ need and quest for consumption of concrete news over revenue generation through sales of licenses and frequencies.