Martin Obono, Human Rights Lawyer Arrested In Abuja For Criticising The Police

Arrested on Friday, 5, June 2020, Obono is being held at a police station in Zone 3 of Wuse district, Abuja.

The lawyer’s arrest is said to be connected to a rape case he is handling and which he had earlier tweeted about.

On Tuesday, 2, June 2020, the lawyer tweeted about the case saying:

“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 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”.

“I managed to get them out without those stringent bail conditions. You now see why women don’t come out?”