Abiola questioned, Nigeria police say

Abiola questioned, Nigeria police say

LAGOS (Reuter): Moshood Abiola, the millionaire businessman who defied Nigeria's military rulers by proclaiming himself president, was arrested yesterday and was being questioned at an undisclosed location, police said.

The United States condemned the arrest in a statement issued by its embassy in Lagos and said it raised serious questions about the military government's commitment to restore democracy.

Abiola, widely believed to have won last year's annulled presidential election, was arrested after addressing a rally in Lagos -- his first public appearance since his June 11 proclamation when police issued a warrant for his arrest.

"He is undergoing interrogation," Police deputy inspector general Nuhu Aliyu told Reuters. He declined to say where. Earlier an Abiola aide said a few people had seen him being put on a military aircraft and flown to the inland capital Abuja.