In a statement issued Monday, the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, criticised the Nigerian government’s handling of the situation, accusing the government of unrelenting efforts to punish protesters and demonize protests.
In a related development, the Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Electoral Reform (CODER), a civil rights groups championing for justice and electoral reforms has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to free all those being detained for peacefully advocating for an end to bad governance.
