The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and direct the Nigerian Police to stop intimidating Amnesty International.
SERAP’s plea followed the police demand for Amnesty International to retract its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on End Bad Governance Protests.”
The report had criticized the authorities’ response to last year’s anti-bad-governance protests, sparking outrage from the police, who described the findings as misleading and damaging to their reputation. The police demanded a public apology within seven days or threatened legal action.
Reacting to the development, SERAP urged the President to end the threats, emphasizing the importance of protecting civic space in Nigeria.
According to SERAP, Amnesty International’s work in defending human rights is crucial for democracy and accountability.