Amnesty International demands release of detained El-Rufai supporter, Imran Usman Wakili

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.

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 further claimed that El-Rufai had been unlawfully detained for more than 260 days.

It described Wakili’s detention as arbitrary and a violation of due process, saying he was arrested ...