Amnesty International has strongly condemned the Nigerian authorities for imposing stringent bail conditions on 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters facing treason charges. The Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail of N10 million each, with the condition that sureties must be property owners in Abuja and deposit property documents with the court.
Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, criticized the move as a “wanton weaponization of stringent bail conditions” to justify arbitrary detentions and restrict activists’ right to peaceful assembly. He emphasized that the protesters should not have been detained in the first place for peacefully protesting corruption and poverty.
Sanusi called on the Nigerian authorities to uphold their international human rights obligations and protect the right to peaceful assembly. He demanded an end to the heavy-handed clampdown and witch-hunt of human rights defenders, journalists, whistleblowers, and activists.
