Amnesty International demands release of detained El-Rufai supporter, Imran Usman Wakili
- ✦It described Wakili’s detention as arbitrary and a violation of due process, saying he was arrested after security operatives tracked him to his residence in an estate in Karu, on the outskirts of Abuja, on October 29.
- The organisation made the demand in a post on its X platform on Tuesday, alleging that Wakili was also targeted because of his support for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
- Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Imran Usman Wakili, who it said was detained over social media posts criticising the low turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State.
- It described Wakili’s detention as arbitrary and a violation of due process, saying he was arrested after security operatives tracked him to his residence in an estate in Karu, on the outskirts of Abuja, on October 29.
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Imran Usman Wakili, who it said was detained over social media posts criticising the low turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State.
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The organisation made the demand in a post on its X platform on Tuesday, alleging that Wakili was also targeted because of his support for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
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Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Imran Usman Wakili, who it said was detained over social media posts criticising the low turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State.
What timeline or key figures were confirmed?
The organisation made the demand in a post on its X platform on Tuesday, alleging that Wakili was also targeted because of his support for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
