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Obiageli Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has said Chocolate City CEO, Audu Maikori, will be released Saturday.

Maikori was on Friday arrested by the police for making claims which allegedly inflamed the Southern Kaduna crisis.

The entrepreneur had in January tweeted that five students of College of Education, Gidan-Waya, were killed by Fulani herdsmen.

Days later, he took to social media to say “I tweeted facts that I believed to be true but were not,” stating that he was misinformed by his driver.

His arrest has generated mixed reactions on social media, and Ezekwesili is among the prominent figures commenting on the matter.

The Bring Back Our Girls convener said she had spoken with Kaduna governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and he had agreed to have Maikori released “quickly” so as to end the “unfortunate development.”

I urged the @GovKaduna to get @Audu out & he replied that his policy of Consequences was important for stemming killings in #SouthernKaduna.

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— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

The @GovKaduna stated that the actions for which @Audu apologized inflamed the #SouthKaduna conflict more & so the law taking its course.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

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I asked the @GovKaduna to consider @Audu ‘s apology and his unfortunate arrest as a TEACHABLE MOMENT for both the Government & everyone.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

People already know how stridently I insist on EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY. WE all must take a LESSON from this. @GovKaduna @Audu. #LESSON

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— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

There’s no basis for a Govt clamp down on Citizens’ FACT-BASED advocacy on ANY ISSUE. So @Audu admitted he was WRONG. Accept it @GovKaduna

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

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I told @GovKaduna that it was best to FREE @Audu & use this as the Govt’s POLICY MOMENT to get its MESSAGE of CONSEQUENCES thru to Public.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

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I pressed on the NECESSITY for @GovKaduna to act to FREE @Audu and allow all sides to LEARN the RIGHT LESSON from this painful episode.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

At the end of our discussion, @GovKaduna agreed to ACT and FREE @Audu quickly and end this unfortunate development. WILL WATCH OUT FOR IT.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017

Upon release today, I very much hope that @GovKaduna and @Audu can find points of COLLABORATION on #SouthernKaduna after this sad episode.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) February 18, 2017