Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit before the ECOWAS Court of Justice against the federal and state governments over the alleged use of the Cybercrime Act to harass, intimidate, arbitrarily arrest, detain, and unfairly prosecute persons expressing opposing views in the country. SERAP wants the regional court to determine whether the […]
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