Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the Director-General of Department of State Services, DSS, to immediately release an abducted minor, Walida Abdulhadi.
MURIC made the call in a statement signed by its Kano State Chairman, Malam Hassan Sani Indabawa, made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday.
Indabawa in the statement urged the DSS to immediately release the minor who is currently under the protective custody of DSS in Abuja.
He said the release of the minor will help reunite with her family.
Indabawa also urged the Police to arrest and prosecute the officer who allegedly abducted the minor as directed by the court.
He added that under Nigerian law anyone below the age of 18 is a minor.
Indabawa also revealed that Nigeria’s Child Rights Act specifies a 10 year sentence for abducting a child from lawful custody and a maximum life term for sexual relations with the child.
He concluded by urging the DSS to respect and obey judicial pronouncement by releasing the minor to reunite with her parents.
“A court of competent jurisdiction had on January 7th, 2026 issued an Order directing the Department of State Services to ‘immediately release/reunite the victim (Walida Abdulhadi) to her parents.’
“The court, in addition, ordered that the defendant (Mr Ifeanyi Festus) be arrested by the Commissioner, Jigawa Police Command or Deputy Director General of the State Security Services or any other officer under them.
“Under the Nigerian law, anyone below the age of 18 is a minor. Additionally, Nigeria’s Child Rights Act specifies a 10 year sentence for abducting a child from lawful custody and a maximum life term for sexual relations with the child. It is assumed that these acts have all been evidently committed by the DSS operative.
“Our position, therefore, is for the DSS to respect and obey judicial pronouncement by releasing Walida Abdulhadi to reunite with her parents while her alleged abducter and rapist be handed over to the Police, to face the full wrath of the law”.