Funke Adeoye
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Incurable Optimist 🇳🇬 |Tweets: Criminal Justice & Human Rights | ED @hopebehindbar | MSc @UniofOxford | Winner @GlblCtzn | Fellow @acumen @WASHFellowship
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This is Nicholas. A 26 year old graduate, photographer & Keyboardist.
Sometime in October 2023, Nicholas sent a text message to his boss resigning his role as a photographer in the photo studio.
His boss was angry at the content of the text message & got him arrested.
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After working in this space for 6 years, You'd think that we have heard the worse stories but it keeps getting crazier.
Imagine spending 10 months in prison for sending a resignation text to your boss🤦♀️
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Name of Boss: Oluwole Mike
Owner of Pesther Photostudio in FCT and Publisher of One Nigeria Television.
This is Nicholas. A 26 year old graduate, photographer & Keyboardist.
Sometime in October 2023, Nicholas sent a text message to his boss resigning his role as a photographer in the photo studio.
His boss was angry at the content of the text message & got him arrested.
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After working in this space for 6 years, You'd think that we have heard the worse stories but it keeps getting crazier.
Imagine spending 10 months in prison for sending a resignation text to your boss🤦♀️
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Ahmed & Arinze were arrested & imprisoned for loitering opposite the house of a state security officer in Gwarinpa.
It reminded me that you can spend years in prison for just being poor in Nigeria. A thread (1)
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Name of Boss: Oluwole Mike
Owner of Pesther Photostudio in FCT and Publisher of One Nigeria Television.
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Happy to announce my matriculation into the University of Oxford for an MSc in International Human Rights Law with a fully funded Commonwealth Scholarship.
When I decided to leave a more lucrative area of legal practice to focus on representing indigent awaiting trial prisoners
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Christian John spent 5 years awaiting trial after he was wrongly arrested by SARS on his way back from School.
I helped him get out of Kuje Prison through
@hopebehindbar
in 2019. Seeing him join the campaign against stigmatisation of ex-prisoners gave me fulfillment. (1)
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About a week ago, I arrived the US on the invitation of the US government for the prestigious
@WashFellowship
Mandela Washington Fellowship.
Selected as part of 57 fellow out of 11,000. I am excited for the opportunities this brings for
@hopebehindbar
and for Nigeria.
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@Aderinsola_AA
I have all the details but I am really concerned about the guys safety. We saw the text message. There is no reason anyone should even sleep a night in the cell talk more 10 months in prison because of that.
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Received one of those life changing mails today. That one YES that makes all the difference!
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Fam!!! I need your help.
After evaluating 100s of entries, I have been shortlisted for the Waislitz Global Citizen Prize.
Winning this will bring home $75,000 for
@hopebehindbar
.
For 5 years, I have invested my life & skills in helping indigent awaiting trial prisoners...
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Winning
@GlblCtzn
Waislitz Choice Award validates the value of the work we do
@hopebehindbar
.
I am super grateful to everyone who believes in our mission & has stood by us throughout this journey.
We are more determined to amplify our impact & reach more individuals in need.
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@AishaBubah
Sis. I have not been okay since I heard the full details. So please go and eat and come back. Trying to get myself together to post the full gist.
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I met Ahmed $ Arinze in Suleja Correctional Facility after they had spent about 3 months awaiting trial.
The Officer said he was going to teach them a lesson because they were resting by an uncompleted building opposite his house. They were bricklayers at a nearby site. (2)
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@AbiodunSanusi01
@sesaan7
@hopebehindbar
@SavvyRinu
@HeadfortF
@DONJAZZY
@mrfestusogun
@Symply_Tacha
@FundHumanRights
@LegalNaija
@echoinggreen
@OpenSociety
Absolutely Abiodun. I'm in in your DM.
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Thank you so much
@USinNigeria
.
Looking forward to putting the invaluable learnings I got from
@WashFellowship
to use as we continue to make impact at
@hopebehindbar
with this new grant.
Kudos to
#YALI2023
#MandelaFellow
Oluwafunke Adeoye for clinching the $75,000 Waislitz
@GlblCtzn
Award. Oluwafunke, who recently returned from an enriching
@WashFellowship
program at the
@UniversityOfGA
, has made history as the first individual working within the Criminal Justice
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Earlier this year,
@Chinaluemmanuel
through
@hopebehindbar
represented and facilitated the release of Gabriel in Edo state.
Gabriel was accused of stealing a cardigan and risked spending time in jail. ( 3)
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We recieved reports of some "group of protesters picked up since afternoon and currently at Maitama police station in FCT.
We are short of lawyers within that vicinity. Please send a DM if you are able to step in. Kindly retweet
@AishaYesufu
@hopebehindbar
@NhrcNigeria
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Excited to announce that Team
@hopebehindbar
won the grande prize of $25,000 at the
@unleashplus
Dragons Den live at Mysuru,India.
This goes a long way to validate the value we provide and it would help us take more action for pre-trial detainees in Nigeria.
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@MainlandBatman
Good Question. Nicolas needs all the help
We can offer. I can DM you his details
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Excited to share my the journey to starting and leading
@hopebehindbar
with the inspiring
@kemi_ajumobi
of
@hopebehindbar
.
Grateful for the journey so far and the milestones ahead.
Read here:
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Incarcerated for 5 years, appeared in court only once, case file was nowhere to be found. With a late father and a struggling mom, Azuka had lost all hope till
@hopebehindbar
stepped in. He is a free man today.
@Omojuwa
@DrJoeAbah
@AishaYesufu
@segalink
@obyezeks
@Oddy4real
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This pictures were taken after
@AishaYesufu
talked me into WALKING literally!
When I thought I was done, Mama kept going like where do you get your energy from 😭
She takes her fitness seriously & made sure she ticked her exercise goals everyday while we were here.
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#BellaNaijaWCW
Funke Adeoye of Hope Behind Bars Africa is the Lawyer Who's Helping Prison Inmates Get Justice & Advocating for Reforms | BellaNaija
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Happy Birthday dear Prof
@ChidiOdinkalu
.
Thank you for being an inspiration to me & several young people in the human rights space.
Cheers to more years in good health, peace and all the good things of life.
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I just realised I added the ending of the video to the second tweet. Here is the full video of Chris sharing his story.
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Someone please explain to me how one deleted tweet can give a government sleepless nights more than all the abductions and killings happening everyday.
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Our story was covered in the front page of Leadership Newspaper,
@hopebehindbar
and
@flemerproject
will be providing free legal services to 1000 indigent pre-trial detainees in Lagos, Edo, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Nasarawa state. Read more
@segalink
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3 years after...Chris gives us reason to keep doing this work.
He has every reason to be bitter with the system.
Instead, he took the help
@hopebehindbar
offered,got a job as a despatch rider & started selling fish as side hussle. He feel in love, got married & has a baby.
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Africa must through your generation reject the narrative that average is synonymous with excellence.
@obyezeks
#BuildingtheFuture
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Here is a picture of Azuka on the day of his release with one of
@hopebehindbar
lawyers who handled the matter from start to finish. It felt so surreal to him that a stranger would take up his case without requesting a dime from him.
@Omojuwa
@DrJoeAbah
@obyezeks
@AishaYesufu
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@arobek
@hopebehindbar
@SavvyRinu
@HeadfortF
@DONJAZZY
@mrfestusogun
@Symply_Tacha
@FundHumanRights
@LegalNaija
@echoinggreen
@OpenSociety
Thank you. I have been doing it since 2015 prior to starting
@hopebehindbar
in 2018. I have no plans to stop.
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Things are still not rosy for Chris but he remains optimistic.
His life and what he has done with what was meant to destroy him continues to inspire me.
I think of the several Chris that are in correctional facilities across Nigeria and I am motivated to do more.
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We have directly impacted close to
#9
,000 prisoners at the last count. With a network of over 200 volunteers lawyers across Nigeria, over 700 have benefitted from our free legal services.
Many of the prisoners we have represented should never have been behind bars.
One was
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@OluAyoola7D
Thank you for sharing
@OluAyoola7D
. This incident happened in 2014 and its sad to read from comments here that nothing much has changed. Please send a DM to
@hopebehindbar
if you need extra legal assistance.
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Picture 1 & 2:
My first speaking engagement, 3 months after founding
@hopebehindbar
I almost freaked out when I found out I'd be on the same panel with the iconic activist & orator
@AishaYesufu
Picture 3 & 4
Five years later. Spending the entire week within
@AishaYesufu
space.
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From politics, to finance; relationships to fitness, parenting to activism there is
nothing we did not talk about this week.
It was from hard truth to hard truth. Gem to Gem.
Thank you Ma'am
@AishaYesufu
for being exactly whom you say you are!!!
Thank you for pouring into me
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January 2019. I met Chris at Kuje Prison.
He had spent 6 months in SARS custody & 5 years in Kuje Prison. 2 years out of the 5 years, the prosecutor stopped going to court.
Charge was armed robbery & conspiracy. They had joined him with someone he met at SARS facility. (2)
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@AishaYesufu
I'm so glad that my generation of women is doing away with this glorification of suffering. We will build happy families while thriving succesfully in our careers and still find time for rest & relaxation. So help us God.
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I often get asked how
@hopebehindbar
partners with the Nigerian Bar Association with respect to our Access to Justice Work.
See below the stance of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association about people's desire to express their right to peaceful protest🤦♀️.
As a
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Closed out Women's month with a beautiful recognition of our work
@hopebehindbar
by the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria
@mwfaanigeria
.
Thank you so much
@TheFaridaYahya
for your astute leadership and to everyone for the vote of confidence❤️
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Kaduna custodial center was built to house 540 inmates. It currently has well over 1200 inmates. Urgent decongestion is better than a jail break. A COVID-19 outbreak in there would be catastrophic.
#DecongestPrisonsNow
@raufaregbesola
@DrJoeAbah
@AishaYesufu
@Omojuwa
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@SavvyRinu
@hopebehindbar
@Lamboginny
@CorrectionsNg
@DONJAZZY
@OluwamayowaTJ
@TheWJP
@olorunwababs
@FundHumanRights
@Odeh_JuniorOdeh
@mrfestusogun
It's my pleasure Rinu❤️
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This is a big one for us
@hopebehindbar
. In addition to providing probono legal support to indigent pre-trial detainees, we will be providing in-prison reformation & reintegration support when they come out. It's our little way of helping to reduce crime rate in the land.
We
Nigeria launches Inside-Out Centre for low-risk inmates
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My team has not been left out.
I watched these guys put into so much work into
@hopebehindbar
without pay because where would the pay come from especially in the first 3 years.
Many have through our platform gotten local and international opportunities including fully funded
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@iaboyeji
Nigeria's current prison population is about 74,000 and only about 30% of that are actual convicts...a for profit prison in Nigeria will lean towards helping to curb recidivism and making our prisons truly correctional than replicating the American model
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Your generation needs to embrace a certain level of fearlessness that will make you question everything around you.
@obyezeks
@VPlatformHub
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Thank you
@flyairpeace
for helping me get on my flight to Lagos today despite the hitch. Here is a video of what my little man & your officials where up to while mummy was getting worked up with the fear of missing her flight.
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Saving the falsely accused from miscarriage of Justice is what I'm about. Through personal representation in my 6 years as a lawyer and through
@hopebehindbar
over 100 indigent inmates have benefitted from our access to justice interventions. (1)
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I have been to Kuje Correctional facility a number of times.
I have also been to a couple of other prisons in Nigeria by virtue of my work with
@hopebehindbar
.
No other facility in Nigeria has the kind of sophisticated security, personnel & exclusive location like Kuje.
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At my first and only appearance before the High Court Judge he was discharged in line with S.351 of ACJA.
The judge was livid that the prosecutor had wasted the time of the court and absconded.
Chris' was tearful. He could not believe he was free again. ( 3)
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I am excited to be 1 of the 16 African Capital Defense Lawyers invited by Cornell Law for an intensive training at the Makwanyane Institute. Looking forward to maximizing this opportunity to positively impact the work I do in the criminal Justice system through
@hopebehindbar
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I'm Live at the One Young World Summit in Munich. I would be sharing lessons from my work at
@hopebehindbar
at the
#EuropeanCommision
Peace Scholars workshop in about an hour.
#OYW2021
#OYWMunich
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In one week's time, registration for WAEC & NECO will close.
Experience shows that education plays a major role in the reformation of prisoners.
Join us to raise funds for the registration fees of 150 inmates in FCT.
@hopebehindbar
will work closely with
@CorrectionsNg
to
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Update: Our lawyer
@olukade
eventually made it to Maitama Police Station but was not allowed to see the arrested protesters because we did not have complete information about them.
@hopebehindbar
had recieved a call on our toll free line and we acted based n the information we
We recieved reports of some "group of protesters picked up since afternoon and currently at Maitama police station in FCT.
We are short of lawyers within that vicinity. Please send a DM if you are able to step in. Kindly retweet
@AishaYesufu
@hopebehindbar
@NhrcNigeria
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@fisayosoyombo
@hopebehindbar
Thank you so much. I'm not sure what to say. Thank you
@fisayosoyombo
@fijnigeria
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#SecureNigeria
#SecureNigeria
#SecureNigeria
#NigeriaBleeds
#NigeriaBleeds
#NigeriaBleeds
#BenueUnderAttack
The National Day of Mourning underway. Our Abuja advocates heading towards National Assembly to demand accountability from our leaders
#NationalDayOfMourning
#SecureNigeria
#NigeriaBleeds
#NigeriaMourns
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Earlier today I met with the amazing
@olorunwababs
, the people's lawyer
@InibeheEffiong
and the erudite
@seyiarowosebe
of
@citizen_gavel
at
@CJIDAfrica
Media Dialogue on Conflict, Security and Human Rights in collaboration with
@IWPR
.
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This is Edo state and the
#EndBadGovernaceInNigeria
protest is peaceful so far. The CP joined the protesters and encouraged peaceful demonstration.
We need to beware of the calculated efforts of spreading misinformation by enemies of democracy.
#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria
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As at today,
@hopebehindbar
has more cases on its hands than it can handle.
Doing good work in the criminal justice system requires time, efforts and money!
Winning this award will be the game changer for our work. Check out our stats
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I delivered an academic paper on the topic “Leveraging technology as a Tool for preventing Pre-trial Detention in Africa” at the recently concluded Regional Conference on Criminal Justice Administration which was held in Abuja, Nigeria.
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As an expert respondent for World Justice Project Rule of Law Index since 2019, it was great to meet with the very warm
@AndersenBetsy
President of
@TheWJP
.
Shared details about
@hopebehindbar
& learnt about some of WJP's tools that could potentially strengthen justice reforms.
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Last week Saturday was for Cedar Seed Foundation and Young Women with Disabilities. I reviewed the 1999 Constituition and the Women Fair Representation Bill 2020 on how the sections/clauses affect women living with disability.
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What a way to start the week. I'm so short of words. Thank you so much
@OluAyoola7D
. This will go a long way for us
@hopebehindbar
.
It was pretty sad to read some of the comments but that is the reality and
@hopebehindbar
will continue to do everything possible to help as many
The post in the quote practically opened old and new wounds.
At the heart of this issue is
@thefunkeadeoye
(in the video) sharing an excerpt from her work on
@hopebehindbar
.
Please, you know she is doing a fantastic job.
Even though I was the one that posted the quoted post, I
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@iaboyeji
After working with prisons for over 11 years & also understudying the US Prison Industry system. I can say that the context for both countries are far apart. America's prison industry is rooted in a history of years of slavery & racism. That is why they have mass incarceration...
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May our daughters be like graceful pillars, | Polished—in the likeness of a palace.
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Circa 2013.
10 years ago, today. I was called to the Nigerian Bar. I've got nothing but gratitude 🎉.
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Aisha, married at 13, currently 17 is been tried for the murder of her rival’s child who fell into a well & lost her life.
Aisha has been incarcerated and still awaiting trial for 2 years plus. Today the court would give ruling on our bail application.
We are hopeful.
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The police informed us this evening that they have orders to keep the protesters till after the process which is absolutely in violation of their rights.
The call about the arrest was made by Mr. Emmanuel's wife who will now be going to bed without her husband.
Escalating
UPDATE:
Mr Emmanuel R.B (As reported by his wife) is still in custody.
5 of them were arrested at the same time and are being detained at Garki Police station. The CP's office have said they cannot be released until the protest is over. We have insisted this will be in
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Took a break from social media platforms but had to come back here upon hearing
#RhodaJatau
's story.
It is not enough that no one has been apprehended since Deborah's heinous murder.
The only person who gets to go to prison is a woman that openly condemned her death???
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The number of times i've said "God abeg" in the last 24 hours🥹
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Using lessons from
#EndSARS
& our work at
@hopebehindbar
I shared on how active citizen engagement can help curb police brutality one person at a time.
We must continue to lend our voices & time to make Nigeria work for all.
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We launched a new Strategic Plan in June that will help divert poor people who have no business with prisons away from there.
Help us to do more by voting for me here .
Thank you in anticipation.
P.S :Your vote registers only after you get this...
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URGENT. Please if you have anyone in prison in Lagos or across Nigeria reach out to me. Strictly Petty crimes and minor offenders. Kindly Retweet.
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The National Human Rights Commision just issued a 7 page Advisory Opinion alluding to the fact they are with the people.
In summary, they are calling on the government to respect peoples right to freely protest and for ALL parties to shun all acts that endangers private &
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Our prisons are saddled with 50% more occupants than it should have.
Yet, a first time offender who pleaded guilty to his offense & saved the court time that would have been spent on unnecesary trial, has just been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment with no option of fine.
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When
@markessien
coaches you,you fall in love with programming. Live
@DjangoGirlsLAG
with
@Royal_dazzle
&other girls
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It's been an intensive period of learning & waiting for over 1 year.
I'm delighted to share that I am 1 of the 2 Nigerians selected by the
@EU_Commission
&
@OneYoungWorld
to attend the OYW Summit under the Peace Scholarship Programme.
Congratulations to my fellow Peacebuilders.
Meet the latest recipients of the
@EU_Commission
and One Young World peace scholarship programme!
The initiative supports young leaders globally in efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism, build peace and promote conflict resolution:
#OYW2021
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@InibeheEffiong
The outrage should start now. I only got to know about Rhoda's case last night.
#FreeRhoda
should trend until she is released even if that is all we can do for Deborah at the moment.
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@embele_paul
@hopebehindbar
@Lamboginny
@SavvyRinu
@CorrectionsNg
@DONJAZZY
@OluwamayowaTJ
@TheWJP
@olorunwababs
@FundHumanRights
@Odeh_JuniorOdeh
@mrfestusogun
Totally agree with you. There are so many victims out there that are yet to get help.
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"The targets behind SDG16 are vast and require fundamental changes to regulatory systems and dated ideologies. Success lies in a people-centered approach that empowers citizens to take action locally, offering inspiration and ideas to communities at large."
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I have decided I would use my skills, time, money and network to contribute my quota to revamping Nigeria's criminal justice system especially the prisons. Just when I thought I just got started, I emerged as finalist of the prestigious JCI TOYP Award (10)
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The narrative been pushed by the govt that people need to "get permits or approval from the police or the state govt" before they can exercise their rights to protest needs to stop.
The Court already decided that the requirement of prior police permit under the Public Oder Act
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Thank you
@Oando_PLC
for the feature. I wish everyone one at the Lagos editon of SDG16 Innovation Challenge training and pitch a great outing.
#SIC2019
(1/5) Meet
@thefunkeadeoye
, the winner of the
#SDG16
Innovation Challenge Abuja edition. She is a Nigerian lawyer, Social Justice Advocate and International Development Enthusiast.
#SIC2019
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Such a pleasant surprise...Thank for the recognition
@EiENigeria
. I see some of my favs
@pjlalah
@NelsonJide
@CELSIR_ORG
@SavvyRinu
#Letsdomore
🥁 These 25 young Nigerians making impact in the social sector were celebrated at the launch of 'Footprints', on Monday, December 12 at the Muson Centre, Lagos.
Congratulations to EiE's New Voices!
#EiEFootprints
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Glad to reconnect with
@UzorDarlingto
yesterday after about 4 years at the
@unwomenafrica
digitall event. Great to see how far purpose has taken you since YALI days. Here is to friends that inspire🥂
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Unleashing security forces and causing the death of peaceful protesters who are simply standing up for their rights to social justice shows a wanton disregard for constitutional liberties.
As a Nigerian, I stand in solidarity with our allies in Kenya to
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A government that spends more money on crime enforcement rather than crime prevention.
First time offenders been sent to the congested Ikoyi or Kirikiri custodial centre which has almost 50 times its occupancy rates with possibly no plans for reformation.
This is should not
UPDATE
13 miscreants who were arrested for constituting nuisance on pedestrian bridges across the state have been sentenced to 9 months imprisonment for breach of peace and illegal conversion of government property for use by the Chief Magistrate of the Mobile Court sitting at
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No sane country would deprioritize education in this irresponsible manner.
16 years of ASUU strike with no end in sight.
God have mercy.
#EndASUUstrike
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Grateful 🙏
Congratulations to the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellows! This year, 57 young Nigerian professionals will travel to the United States to participate in the Mandela
@WashFellowship
. For more information, visit
#YALI2023
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The no of lawyers that turned up for a training on representing arrested protesters at a very short notice is so commendable. Truly we are all tired. Thank you everyone. Thank you
@Mochievous
for making this happen.
#SARSMUSTEND
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I had the opportunity of facilitating a very engaging step down training for
@UniabjLawClinic
on death Penalty. I presented 2 copies of "The Representing Individuals Facing Death Penalty Best Practices manual by
@DeathPenaltyWW
to the clinic.
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