by Chinwe Okafor

YNaija Editor-in-Chief, Chude Jideonwo was temporarily detained by 7 military officers in front of the Mobil filling station at Sabo, Yaba, Lagos.

Not long after his arrest, he was subsequently released, however, the folks on social media platform, Twitter, have gone berserk over the incident.

A hashtag #FreeChude was immediately created by his supporters on Twitter, clamouring for his arrest.

See below top 5 tweets from the #FreeChude hashtag:

@PoliceNG Please kindly free @Chude he is harmless. People need your help in Ekiti where people are under siege. #freechude

— Iyke (@Iyke) March 28, 2015

I think these police people are going mental. Arresting an innocent citizen, for what? Eti crazy!! #freeChude now!! #Nigeriadecides

— Francesca Uriri (@ZanyFran) March 28, 2015

#FreeChude @Chude has been released I hear from verified sources

— EDWARD Israel-Ayide (@wildeyeq) March 28, 2015

Sigh! No be only free Chude”@Mr_Edgal: #calmdown “@Ifreke: #FreeChude“”

— Irose OKodugha (@IroseRocks) March 28, 2015

But do you know why the arrest? “@iaboyeji: #freechude now!!!”

— Lola Talabi-Oni (@oni_keji) March 28, 2015

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