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September 10, 2024

Wike’s Kinsmen Confined Abuja #EndBadGovernance Protesters

A Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Sylvanus Oriji who gave the standing order confining protesters of the just concluded #EndBadGovernance demonstration to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, has been reportedly disclosed to be Nyesom Wike’s kinsman.

Research into the background of Justice Oriji revealed that the judge hails from Obi Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, the same village as Nyesom Wike.

Chidi Odinkalu, a Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, drew public attention to this. on Sunday.

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Taking to his page on X on Monday, Professor Odinkalu said, “I didn’t really want to be the person saying it but the @fcthighcourt judge who gave the order to kettle #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in the Moshood Abiola Stadium just happened to come from the same village as the Minister of the FCT, the plaintiff. Calculate the odds!” 

It would be recalled that the #EndBadGovernance protesters were restricted to the MKO Abiola National Stadium in a ruling delivered by Judge Sylvanus Oriji

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