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Social Media Eruption: Dadiyata’s Wife Condemns Bashir El-Rufai Over Insensitive Tweet On Husband’s Fate
Kadijah, the wife of social media influencer and lecturer Idris Abubakar, popularly known as Dadiyata, has expressed deep distress over what she described as Bashir El-Rufai’s mockery of her husband’s disappearance. Bashir is the son of former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Kadijah spoke in an emotional video interview with ambassador-designate Reno Omokri, released on his X account on Thursday. When asked about her reaction to a 2019 tweet by Bashir El-Rufai, she said, “I felt bad about it. I can’t even explain…”
The video reportedly amassed over 86,000 impressions within hours.
In his tweet, posted four months after Dadiyata vanished in 2019, Bashir El-Rufai wrote: “Those same clowns who encourage him when he was creating false stories and capitalising on lies that could endanger lives solely for political ends are the same individuals trending hashtags asking, ‘#WhereisDadiyata.’ Dangerous lies in the public space have consequences.”
Kadijah described the comment as deeply painful, saying that period was one of immense emotional anguish.
Dadiyata, a lecturer at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, was abducted on August 2, 2019, by unidentified armed men as he drove into his residence in Barnawa, Kaduna State. Kadijah recounted that she watched from a window as gunmen intercepted him while he alighted from his car.
The father of two—Hassana, 12, and Fatima, 6—has not been seen since the abduction.
Dadiyata, known for his sharp political commentary, sparked widespread outrage after his disappearance. Several socio-political commentators accused the administration of Nasir El-Rufai of complicity, claims the government has consistently denied.
The case resurfaced on February 14, 2026, during an interview on ARISE TV, where El-Rufai addressed the long-standing allegations linking his administration to the abduction. He maintained that Dadiyata was not a critic of the Kaduna State Government but a vocal critic of former Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
El-Rufai stated, “A policeman posted from Kano to Ekiti State allegedly confessed to someone that they were sent from Kano to abduct Dadiyata and that the officer was worried about that. That is all I know.” He insisted that the incident had no connection with his administration and that Kaduna authorities were unaware of any conflict between Dadiyata and the Kano State Government.
El-Rufai also challenged Amnesty International’s description of Dadiyata as a “fierce critic” of his government, urging researchers to review the activist’s social media timeline.
In the interview, Omokri assured Kadijah of justice and expressed hope for Dadiyata’s safe return if he is still alive.
“We pray that one day, he will come back,” Kadijah said quietly.
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