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    Woman Looses Her Job After Criticizing Vice President’s Wife

    • Date of Occurrence
      June 2, 2018
    • State/Country
      Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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    Ms. Opukiri Bolouere, a Nigerian public servant in the Presidential Amnesty Office, lost her job after criticising the Vice president and the First Lady of the Federation in a social media post.

    She described then Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo as a ‘novice’ for traveling out of the country during the period President Buhari was receiving medical treatment in London and tension was heightened between the executive and legislature. In another post, she suggested that Mrs. Buhari might not be as classy as former first lady, for ranting against some ‘hyenas and jackals’ within her husband’s inner circle.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2018-06-02

    • State/Country

      Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      The Presidential Amnesty Office

    • Legal Foundation

      Section 39 of the 1999 constitution

    • Source

      https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/270744-nigerian-woman-loses-job-after-criticising-vice-president-osinbajo-online.html

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    • North Central
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Right to Free Speech
    • Right to Freedom Thought
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Female
    Mode of Attacks
    • Attack on Free Speech
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