Founder and Chairman of Chocolate City Entertainment Group, Audu Maikori, has shared details of what he described as a troubling experience involving former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai.

His accusation comes amid the ongoing probe on the ex-governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Maikori spoke during an interview on the programme Prime Time on Arise Television, where he revisited the incident that led to his arrest years ago.

According to him, the entire ordeal began with a tweet he later admitted was wrong.

The music executive explained that he had relied on information from his driver at the time, which later turned out to be false.

After realising the error, he said he quickly took down the tweet and admitted the mistake.

However, he claimed the situation escalated beyond what he expected.

Maikori alleged that despite correcting the tweet, the former governor personally arranged for his abduction.

“El-Rufai persecuted me for a wrong tweet I acknowledged and took down. He organised for me to be abducted,” he said.

He added that a sitting governor should not take on the role of law enforcement officers.

“A governor shouldn’t do the job of the police. My driver confessed he had lied about the information he gave me.”

Maikori said he was later released by the police after the matter was investigated.

But according to him, the situation did not end there.

He alleged that shortly after his release, attempts were made to link his tweet to the alleged death of seven people.

The Chocolate City boss described the entire experience as persecution rather than prosecution.

According to him, the difference is clear: prosecution follows legal procedures, while persecution is driven by personal or political motives.

He insisted that what he and others experienced at the time went beyond normal legal action.

Watch the interview here:

El-Rufai Persecuted Me For a Wrong Tweet I Acknowledged and Took Down; He Organised for Me to Be Abducted – Maikori

A governor shouldn’t do the job of the police. My driver confessed he had lied about the information he gave me. I was let go by the police, and the next weekend,… pic.twitter.com/LFEf4JdN89

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