Human Rights Activists have raised alarm over growing threats to the life of Deji Adeyanju, an activist who was arrested for leading a protest tagged #PoliceNotPolitician last week. The protest was organized to urge the Nigerian Police and other security agencies not to interfere with the forthcoming 2019 general election.

Speaking on behalf of the group, National Secretary of the OurMumuDonDo Movement, Raphael Adebayo, accused Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other interests of "punishing Deji Adeyanju" for exercising his constitutionally guaranteed right to protest.

"It will be recalled that Adeyanju and other critics of the government had recently lambasted the Vice-President over a scam of $5.8billion, which was allegedly approved by the latter for an intervention in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. Adeyanju has also become a loud voice in calling out the government of the day over perceived injustice and failure to fulfill electoral promises," Adebayo said.

Read full report.