Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The police have arrested Isah Mokwa, a student activist at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) in Lapai, Niger State.

Mr Mokwa, a vocal critic of Governor Umar Bago, was arrested a week after he posted on Facebook, accusing Mr Bago of "lies."

The student activist, who is also a Master's student at IBBU, advised the governor to curtail banditry in the northern senatorial district of the Niger State instead of using television to justify his "lies."

In the post, Mr Mokwa called Mr Bago "Governor Amunike," a name adopted by popular comedian Kevin Chinedu to depict corrupt Nigerian governors.

Accusing the governor of killing IBB University by not adequately funding it, Mr Mokwa also advised him to address the ...