Tag: Pretrial Detention
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Sowore’s Release Sparks Call to Address Nigeria’s Broken Justice System
Overview: A High-Profile Release, a Broader Crisis Omoyele Sowore’s release from Kuje Prison has reignited a national conversation about the Nigerian justice system. The human rights advocate and former presidential candidate used the moment to condemn a structure he says is “broken and sold” to the highest bidder—where wealth, influence, and access to power appear…
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Sowore Slams Nigeria’s Justice System After Kuje Prison Release
Overview: Sowore’s Release and Charged Reactions Nigerian human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has publicly criticised what he calls a “broken and sold” justice system in Nigeria, in the wake of his release from Kuje Prison. Following a period of detention related to the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, Sowore was granted bail and regained…