Secret Trial Of Woman Who Lamented Rising Killings In Sokoto-Amnesty International calls out Sokoto Govt
Sokoto state government has arrested secretly and arrainged Hamdiya Sidi, a Sokoto woman who accused or allegedly “embarrassing” the State governor, Ahmad Aliyu, on social media.
Sequel to this, Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation has condemned in the strongest terms, the arrest and secret arraignment of Sidi.
The Global human rights body on Wednesday said that before her arrest, Hamdiya received warnings and veiled threats through phone calls for calling out the state government for its utter failure
However, SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Hamdiya was arrested during the weekend on the orders of the state government.
And she was subsequently arraigned secretly on Monday without having access to a lawyer nor family members, a source said.
The woman had in a video lamented about insecurity in the state.
She had also demanded an end to the incessant killings in the state by gunmen.
“Our findings show that Hamdiyya Sidi received warnings and veiled threats through phone calls for calling out the utter failure of #Sokoto state government to support people affected by frequent gunmen’s attacks on rural communities in Sokoto state,” Amnesty wrote on X.
Recall that Sokoto is one of states in the Northern region plagued by criminals known as bandits who raid and loot villages, kill residents and burn houses to the ground.
Last week, bandits slaughtered four farmers in Isa local government areas of state.
Sokoto has joined in the harassment of social media and opposition voices over criticism of their governors.
