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Oby Ezekwesili Arrested By The Police

Oby Ezekwesili Arrested By The Police
  • PublishedJanuary 23, 2018

The group covener of the Bring Back Our Girls, Oby Ezekwesili, has been arrested and detained by the FCT Police Command for reasons unknown.

The former Minister of Education, in a series of post on her twitter handle @obyezeks said she was arrested alongside some members of the BBOG group.

Aisha Yesufu, Ms Maureen Kabrik, Jeff Okoroafor and four others were also arrested according to her statements.

Reacting to the reported arrest, The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, in a statement via its Twitter page, demanded the immediate release of those arrested.

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.”

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