The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday, November 28, explained why it detained political activist, Deji Adeyanju, alongside two others who were part of a demonstration.
Police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said in a statement, that Adeyanju, Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams were arrested in Abuja on allegations of criminal defamation and breach of public peace and have since been arraigned at a court in Abuja.
Moshood said the arrest of the three citizens did not violate either the Nigerian Constitution or the police establishment powers.
And even though they have rights as citizens, “these rights must be observed with decorum, in good faith and without violating the rights of other millions of Nigerians to free movement and access to safety and security across the country.”
Moshood attached some placards and screenshots of Adeyanju’s Facebook page which the police found to be criminally defamatory and “capable of inciting public disturbance, threat to public security and safety, criminal defamatory and derogatory conduct against constituent authority and breach of law and order.”
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