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

    • Date of Occurrence
      June 5, 2020
    • State/Country
      Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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    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?”

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2020-06-05

    • State/Country

      Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

    • Source

      https://www.thecable.ng/human-rights-lawyer-arrested-in-abuja-for-criticising-police

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    • North Central
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Right to Free Speech
    • Right to Freedom Thought
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
    Mode of Attacks
    • Unlawful Arrests and Detention
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