The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says Mai Mala Buni, the Governor of Yobe State should order the immediate release of one Umar, a 16-year-old boy allegedly arrested in Nguru for allegedly the governor on social media.
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni must immediately and unconditionally release Umar, a 16-year-old boy who was reportedly arrested in Nguru for allegedly insulting Mr Buni on social media,” SERAP said in a message on Twitter posted on Tuesday.
BREAKING: Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni must immediately and unconditionally release Umar, a 16-year-old boy who was reportedly arrested in Nguru for allegedly insulting Mr Buni on social media.
— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) December 20, 2022
Insulting’ a governor shouldn’t be a crime. Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni must stop this mockery of human rights and respect people’s rights to freedom of expression, the organisation said.
