Martin Obono, a human rights lawyer, has been arrested by
the police in the federal capital territory (FCT) for allegedly criticising
them.
Obono was arrested on Friday and he is being held at a
police station in Zone 3, in the Wuse district of the capital city.
The lawyer’s arrest is connected to a rape case he is
handling, which he had tweeted about.
Confirming his arrest, Ndi Kato, a gender
advocate, said she is at the police station and that efforts are being made to
get him out of custody.
“We are here at the police station, We are with SP
operations,” she said.
On Tuesday, the lawyer tweeted about the case.
“Five days ago, my clients reported a rape case. The suspect
used police to turned the case on its head and got the ladies detained the girls
in same cell with men. I was livid. It didn’t end there, they asked them to
bring a level 14 civil servant, C of O to surety their bail,” he had tweeted.
“I managed to get them out without those stringent bail
conditions. You now see why women don’t come out?”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayFive days ago, my clients reported a rape case. The suspect used Police to turned the case on its head and got the Ladies detained the girls in same cell with men. I was livid. It didn’t end there, they asked them to bring a level 14 civil servant, C of O to surety their bail.— M. M. Obono (@martobono) June 2, 2020
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