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#ArewaMeToo Activist, Maryam Awaisu, Arrested!

  • Date of Occurrence
    February 19, 2019
  • State/Country
    Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Awaisu was arrested in her office at Kaduna by “a convoy of officers from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,” who took her to their Abuja office. While arresting Maryam, the police attempted to gain access to her laptop and mobile phone by force. Awaisu had been championing the trending hashtag, #ArewaMeToo on Twitter, which details the experiences of Twitter users with sexual assaults.

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Maryam Awaisu was released hours after she was arrested by the men of Nigerian police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in her office at Kaduna on Tuesday.

Details
  • State/Country
    Kaduna State
  • Perpetrator
    Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39(1) of the Nigerian Constitution 1999
  • Source
    https://punchng.com/amnesty-international-tells-police-to-release-arewametoo-activist-maryam-awaisu/
Location
  • Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Region
  • North Central
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Expression
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Female
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention

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