Amnesty International Condemns Nigerian Government Over Detention of Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer and Brother

Amnesty International has criticized the Nigerian government for detaining lawyer Aloy Ejimakor and Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the brother of Nnamdi Kanu. The human rights organization described the government's actions as an attack on freedom of assembly and part of a broader crackdown on civic space in Nigeria.

The detainees were remanded in Kuje Prison after participating in a peaceful assembly, which Amnesty International sees as a worrying escalation in the government's efforts to undermine freedom of assembly. The statement also referenced the context of a wider crackdown on civic space under President Bola Tinubu's administration.