‘Totally unacceptable’ – Amnesty International blasts Peter Obi blockade in Benue

Amnesty International Nigeria has lambasted the blockade of the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, successful Benue state.

In a connection connected its verified X grip on Wednesday, Amnesty International described the improvement arsenic a unsafe enactment of governmental repression, stating that it is wholly unacceptable.

According to the organisation, the incidental raised superior concerns astir governmental state and the information of absorption candidates up of the 2027 elections.

It further stated that Nigerians should beryllium escaped to question to immoderate portion of the state without seeking support oregon providing anterior notification, careless of their governmental affiliation.

“Amnesty International profoundly is acrophobic by the reckless and unlawful usage of governmental thugs that blocked the statesmanlike campaigner of absorption NDC Peter Obi from entering Benue State.

“No Nigerian needs anybody’s support oregon anterior notification to sojourn immoderate portion of the state — astatine each times. No authorities is simply a no-go country for immoderate idiosyncratic oregon supporters of immoderate governmental party,” Amnesty International said.

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