Popular activist of the BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, has been arrested and detained by the police without any charges.
On her Twitter handle, @obyezeks, Ezekwesili revealed she was arrested alongside some members of the BBOG group named, Aisha Yesufu, Ms Maureen Kabrik, Jeff Okoroafor, and four others.
Several reactions have trailed her tweet, demanding for her immediate release including the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projec.
SERAP tweeted, “The reported false imprisonment & detention of @obyezeks & members of @BBOG_Nigeria makes a mockery of @MBuhari’s claim that this govt is one of change that is governed by d rule of law. The authorities should immediately release them & allow them to freely exercise their rights.”
P @MBuhari :
I have been ARRESTED along with rest of our BBOG members and NOW DETAINED without a charge by the .@PoliceNG . WE are detained at the FCT command . The Police here has REFUSED to tell us why we are DETAINED.What Are WE Demanding?
BringBackOurGirlsNOW!!!!!!!— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 23, 2018
The reported false imprisonment & detention of @obyezeks & members of @BBOG_Nigeria makes a mockery of @MBuhari‘s claim that this govt is one of change that is governed by d rule of law. The authorities should immediately release them & allow them to freely exercise their rights https://t.co/I5mLRp7YrT
— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) January 23, 2018
