Amnesty International: 40 EndSARS Protesters Still Languishing in Jail Sunday Ehigiator In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40
In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40 protesters during the unrest are still languishing in jail.
According to the statement signed by the organisation’s media manager, Isa Sanusi quoted the Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, as saying: “The fact that nobody has been brought to justice over the torture and killings of #EndSARS protesters is a stain on Nigeria’s human rights records. Meanwhile, human rights violations by the police continue unabated.
He said since the #EndSARS protests, many people who have attempted to exercise their right to peaceful protest have repeatedly faced threats, harassments, and intimidations. “Ayodeji Oluwasegun, Andoh Immanuel, Yakubu Olayiwola, Olaogun Ismail, Uba Chukwuma, Dosunmu Taiwo, Daniel Joy-Igbo, Yusuf Rafiu, Olawale Marcus, Muyiwa Onikoyi, Shehu Anas, Suleman Saidu, Rasheed Wasiu Bolaji, Adigun Sodiq, Sunday Okoro, Akiniran Oyetakin, Ogidi Isah, Ibrahim Adesanya, and Faruk Abdulquadri have also been detained without trial in Kirikiri Medium Security Prison in Lagos since 2020.
“Many of those interviewed said they had suffered from health issues as a result of the torture they faced and the inhuman conditions they were kept in detention. All released detainees interviewed by Amnesty International said the authorities had not returned their phones, cash, and other valuables which were taken from them after the protests.”