Ex-PDP media aide arrested again for organizing protest in Abuja
Adeyanju was arrested on Monday, April 24, for organizing a protest to demand the release of detained blogger, Austin Okai.
Deji Adeyanju
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Adeyanju was arrested on Monday, April 24, for organizing a protest to demand the release of detained blogger, Austin Okai.
Okai, convener of the PDP National Youth Frontier, was reportedly arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for criticizing the Kogi state government.
Adeyanju is said to have been arrested in front of the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja.
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His arrest has led many Nigerians on social media to call for his release with the hashtag #FreeDeji while condemning the government for oppressing members of the opposition.
The former PDP media aide had also been arrestedon Friday, April 21, at the Unity Fountain, during a protest against the proposed secret trial of Indigenous People of Biafra Leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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