Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The Isoko Reformed Legacy Foundation (IRLF) has condemned the arrest and detention of Ajirioghene Otaba, popularly known as MC 2 Kingdom, by the Nigeria Police Force.

Otaba was allegedly apprehended on the orders of contractor Matthew Edevbie after speaking out about the long-abandoned Isoko 132KVA substation electricity project in Ozoro, Delta State.

In a statement issued by its National President, Efeoghene Jotham Omohakpor, the IRLF described the arrest as an attempt to suppress free speech and silence legitimate calls for accountability.

The group maintains that Otaba committed no crime but merely exercised his constitutional right to highlight the failure to complete the power project, which has remained inoper...