The factional Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ismail Adediwura Adeshina has recently declared the president of the faction, Faruk Lawal missing hours after announcing his arrest.
Adediwura also said that there is no cause for alarm as he had already spoken to Lawal. He took to his Facebook page to make the announcement on Tuesday, the message read : “Nigeria students, please let us be calm, Faky is not free yet, but I have spoken with him, and no protest for now until when is necessary.”
According to a report on Sahara Reporters, his message came after the association( NANS) had announced on Facebook that “Umar Faruk Lawal was arrested for impersonation.”
However, on Wednesday, Adediwura, openly declared Faruk missing in a statement titled ‘Open Letter To All Security Agencies and Well Meaning Nigeria On The Missing Of Comrade Faruk Lawal, The President Of NANS.’
The letter read, “Am using this medium to inform the security operatives and well meaning Nigerians of the missing of Comrade Faruk Lawal, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students since Tuesday 4th of October, 2022.
“Comrade Faruk Lawal was last seen around the Maraba/Nyanya axis yesterday afternoon. Different information is flying around in the student community that he was kidnapped while some says he was picked up by the security operative in connection to the crisis within the Student Association. This has generated a lot of tension within the student leadership rank.
“Therefore, in the interest of peace and security, I call on the Department of Security Services, Nigeria Police Force and all Security apparatus, students community, and well meaning Nigerians to come to our aid in finding our highly revered Comrade and Leader to douse the already heated tension. We believe in your capacity and commitment to ensure that Nigeria is safe for all and Sundry.”he said.
All Campus Show Reports that from the recent NANS election, Barambu and Umar Faruk were singly endorsed as NANS presidents by their respective factions.