By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
An international human rights organisation, Amnesty International (AI), has asked the Nigerian government to without further delay, release Omowale Sowore, Juwon and others who were arrested by security agents and hound into detention since January 1 for exercising their rights to expression and freedom.
Reacting to the arrest and detention of the activists in its twitter handle, Amnesty International said that it was appalled by the delay tactics that the Nigerian authorities were using to frustrate the bail applications of Sowore, Juwon, Damilare, Kimrele and Peter.
“These activists were unlawfully arrested for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of assembly and expression on January 1, 2021.
“Their arbitrary detention shows a continued pattern of repression by the Nigerian authorities.
“We therefore call for their immediate release and all charges against them dropped.”