Nigerian Navy Releases Detained Comedian, Cute Abiola

The Nigerian Navy has freed online Comedian, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, from detention.

Naval spokesperson, Commodore Suleman Dahun, confirmed the news on Friday.

Cute Abiola was reported missing on Monday, November 15, 2021, when fellow comedian, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni, shared on social media that his family had lost contact with him fafter he resumed work that day.

Two days after the alarm was raised, Dahun announced that the funnyman wasn’t missing but was detained for contravening the military laws by posting a video of himself in military uniform on social media, an act which is said to be in violation of the armed forces’ social media policy.

Dahun also added that the comedian failed to show up when called upon to explain himself but only returned after the expiration of his leave on November 15, 2021, and was put behind bars the same day.

Speaking on Friday, the naval spokesman maintained that Ahmad knowingly violated the armed forces’ social media policy but was given a punishment after he was tried for misconduct and indiscipline.

He added that the funnyman is no longer in the naval detention as he has been released to serve his punishment.

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