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Spaces for Change Staff, Chimee Adioha, Arrested for Photo Documenting Forced Evictions

  • Date of Occurrence
    June 15, 2017
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Arrest and brutal drubbing of six persons by security agents during a forced eviction and demolition exercise in Badia East, Lagos. Among those arrested was Chimee Adioha, a staff and photographer of Spaces For Change; who was unlawfully detained for taking photographs capturing the inhumane exercise.

Actions Taken

Immediately after the arrest, Spaces For Change started a very serious social media campaign demanding for the release of their staff and the community members, which eventually happened.

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2017-06-15
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    Lagos State Task Force Squad
  • Legal Foundation
    The legal foundation for this lies in Section 39 of the 1999 constitution
  • Source
    http://www.spacesforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/PRESS-STATEMENT.-FORCED-EVICTION-IN-BADIA-EAST-TODAY.-JUNE-15.-2017.pdf
Location
  • Lagos, Nigeria

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  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Press Freedom

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