Socio-Economic Rights and
Accountability Project (SERAP) has queried President Muhammadu Buhari over the
arrest of BBOG convener, Oby Ezekwesili.
The former Minister of Education
was reportedly detained earlier by police on order of President Buhari.
Reacting, SERAP via its official
Twitter handle described Ezekwesili’s arrest as a mockery of democracy and rule
of law.
The group in a series of tweet
called on the United Nations human rights to come to their rescue against
illegal detention of activists.
The tweet reads, “The reported
false imprisonment & detention of @obyezeks & members of @BBOG_Nigeria
makes a mockery of @MBuhari’s claim that this government is one of change that
is governed by the rule of law.
“The authorities should
immediately release them & allow them to freely exercise their rights.
“The Nigerian authorities’
targeting of activists shows how far they’re willing to go to silence those who
dare to speak truth to power. @UNHumanRights should press the government to
release the activists, allow them to do their work freely & to stop illegal
detention.”
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