Human rights violations have continued unabated under President Bola Tinubu.
On 24 April, Nigeria 's Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during the National Summit on Justice 2024 held in Abuja, recalled his frustrations in trying to secure the release of a serving senator from detention."The senator was there for many days. If I have an opportunity, I will use this case as part of our reform. The rich also cry if Nigeria fails to reform its justice system," Mr Akpabio, who was a minister and governor of oil-rich Akwa Ibom State, said.
"We will ensure that our nation's legal framework is appropriate for the type of society we seek to build - a society that is fair and which provides enforceable rights to all Nigerians," his manifesto read in part. Undoubtedly, Nigeria has made progress with the enactment of legislations such as the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, the Nigeria Correctional Service Acts 2019, and the Nigerian Police Act 2020, but"there are still challenges ahead in achieving a justice system that works in the interest of Nigerians," Mr Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , noted.
Subsequent events also showed that the administration has yet to adopt the rule of law as a non-negotiable policy. Although Mr Olatunji has since resigned from FirstNews following the newspaper's retraction of the offensive article which was against President Tinubu's Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Gestapo manner his rights were trampled upon reminds Nigerians of the jackboot era of military dictatorship.the military as operating like bandits who abduct people from their homes only to dump the captives on a road after payment of ransom.
A major aspect of the law, section 24 which codifies the crime of"cyberstalking," has been deployed relentlessly to hound journalists and human rights activists. He recalled President Tinubu's somewhat cordial relationship with the human rights community during the latter's days as governor of Lagos.
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