Amnesty International Condemns Brutal Assault on Gombe Councillor by Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s Aide Over Alleged Criticism
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the violent assault on Abdulrahman Abubakar Sherif, a councillor representing Shamaki Ward in Gombe State, allegedly carried out by a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. The rights group described the attack as a troubling example of growing political repression and impunity in the state. According to Amnesty, the councillor was attacked for allegedly criticising the governor’s Chief of Staff, with a viral video showing him being slapped, kicked, and threatened. The organisation warned that such acts reflect a wider pattern of intolerance for dissent, intimidation, and human rights abuses by government officials and their agents, and called for an immediate, independent investigation and prosecution of those responsible.
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the violent assault on Abdulrahman Abubakar Sherif, a councillor representing Shamaki Ward in Gombe State, allegedly carried out by a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. The rights group described the attack as a troubling example of growing political repression and impunity in the state. According to Amnesty, the councillor was attacked for allegedly criticising the governor’s Chief of Staff, with a viral video showing him being slapped, kicked, and threatened. The organisation warned that such acts reflect a wider pattern of intolerance for dissent, intimidation, and human rights abuses by government officials and their agents, and called for an immediate, independent investigation and prosecution of those responsible.
Amnesty International Condemns Brutal Assault on Gombe Councillor by Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s Aide Over Alleged Criticism
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the violent assault on Abdulrahman Abubakar Sherif, a councillor representing Shamaki Ward in Gombe State, allegedly carried out by a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. The rights group described the attack as a troubling example of growing political repression and impunity in the state. According to Amnesty, the councillor was attacked for allegedly criticising the governor’s Chief of Staff, with a viral video showing him being slapped, kicked, and threatened. The organisation warned that such acts reflect a wider pattern of intolerance for dissent, intimidation, and human rights abuses by government officials and their agents, and called for an immediate, independent investigation and prosecution of those responsible.
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