The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) has accused the Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, of ordering the arrest of Nurse Abiodun Thomas over comments she made that he deemed critical of the police.
Nurse Abiodun was reportedly arrested in the early hours of Friday by police operatives in the Somolu area of Lagos State.
A statement by YRC National Secretary, Francis Nwapa, called for her immediate and unconditional release of the activist.
Nwapa also condemned the arrest of Nurse Abiodun ‘s family members as a strategy of getting her.
Nwapa ‘s statement: reads: “ We condemn a sustained vindictive harassment of Nurse Abiodun Thomas by the Nigeria Police.
“For several months now, Nurse Abiodun Thomas has been a target of the Nigeria Police especially the force PRO Olumuyiwa Adejobi for her persistent criticism of Police brutality and high-handedness. Nurse Thomas was among protesters who were targeted, brutalized and assaulted by the Nigeria Police during the 4th commemoration of the Lekki Toll Gate massacre on October 20th, 2024. Since then she has continued to condemn the police for their orchestrated clampdown on unarmed protesters. This has attracted the anger of Olumuyiwa Adejobi and the Nigeria Police who then resorted to trailing, intimidating and arresting her family members and friends just to get at her.
“Just yesterday her uncle was arrested, blindfolded and driven to the Lagos State Police command. This morning Nurse Abiodun Thomas was arrested and taken to the Lagos State Police command.
“YRC condemns in strong term the use of state resources to settle personal vendetta or repress dissent by the police. The Nigeria Police must immediately end this impunity and release Nurse Abiodun Thomas unconditionally Now!”
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