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The Nigerian police have clamped down on peaceful protests organised by the Coalition of Concerned Nigerians and Deji Adeyanju in Abuja protesting for the government of Nigeria to obey the court and free Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, detained illegally and without charge for 484 days.
Breaking : @PoliceNG try to clamp on the Right of #ObeyCourtFreeZakzaky protesters at Unity Fountain #Abuja @ELBINAWI @PressTV @adeyanjudeji pic.twitter.com/IyTklGiumq
— shuaib ahmad (@Sh4Zk) April 11, 2017
The protests kicked off at Unity fountain Abuja Tuesday with a large and intimidating police presence attempting to deny the protesters their freedom of assembly and right for peaceful protest.
Update: to the astonishment of everyone, without reason or provocation, the Nigerian police proceeded to attack and sprayed water cannons on the peaceful protesters to disperse the peaceful assembly.
Various human right activists were ate the protest including Dr. John Danfulani and Nigeria’s former Human rights commission boss, Chidi Odinkalu who chided the Federal government for its being in contempt of court orders to free Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat.
Prof @ChidiOdinkalu speaking at the #FreeZakZakky rally, says “We are all Shiites”. CC @chairmanNHRC pic.twitter.com/BWTh8UyT9c
— Adeyanju Deji ???????? (@adeyanjudeji) April 11, 2017
Shuaib, Deji Adeyanju @adeyanjudeji & Dr John Danfulani @john_danfulani at Unity Fountain #Abuja in support of Sh #Zakzaky @hrw @UN @Tutsy22 pic.twitter.com/EqQ76ugzn8
— shuaib ahmad (@Sh4Zk) April 11, 2017
We are now at the Unity Fountain for the #FreeZakZakky rally, you too can join. Say NO to impunity. pic.twitter.com/gMfvbzwXo1
— Adeyanju Deji ???????? (@adeyanjudeji) April 11, 2017
What manner of democracy is @MBuhari running that is dictatorial & intolerant of opposing views?@PoliceNG disperse peaceful #FreeZakzaky pic.twitter.com/0FVGT1t0M6
— Islamic Movement Nig (@zakzakysupport) April 11, 2017
Police teargas #Nigerians asking govt to comply wth court order to #FreeZakzaky detained for 485 days incommunicado https://t.co/mKgLnVZvWR
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) April 11, 2017
Praceful protesters for compliance with court order to #FreeZakzaky in Abuja dispersed forcefully by @PoliceNG. pic.twitter.com/WcEJ3ppkOW
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) April 11, 2017
Just got my phone back after 1 hour. @PoliceNG tried to stop our #FreeZakZakky rally at Unity Fountain. THEY FAILED pic.twitter.com/3P39TDYQwr
— Adeyanju Deji ???????? (@adeyanjudeji) April 11, 2017
Demands from Concerned Nigerians
