The Digest:
The Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the state government and police to release 52 Ambrose Alli University students remanded after an anti-kidnapping protest, framing the detention as a profound failure to protect voices that cry out for security in a storm of escalating violence.
Key Points:
- EDOCSO demands the release of 52 AAU students held at Ubiaja Correctional Centre.
- The students were arrested after protesting rampant kidnappings around the university community.
- The group condemns the police for arresting protesters instead of pursuing kidnappers.
- It insists that protest is a constitutional right and should not be criminalized.
- EDOCSO accuses the government of “kindergarten policing” and security ineptitude.
- The ultimatum calls for investment in security infrastructure, not intimidation of citizens.
- This pattern of mass arrests without convictions highlights a need for policing reform.
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
