Deji Adeyanju: Buhari’s Govt Jailed Me in 2019 to Stop Me From Voting
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has recounted how the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly imprisoned him in 2019 to prevent him from voting in the general elections.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Adeyanju said he was arrested and detained in Kano State prison by Buhari’s government for openly opposing his rule.
In 2019, Buhari did not allow me to vote. He arrested me and locked me up in prison in Kano so that I couldn’t cast my ballot,
Adeyanju said, describing the move as part of a broader effort to silence dissent.
Adeyanju explained that his ordeal was a direct consequence of his consistent opposition to Buhari, whom he had warned Nigerians against electing as president back in 2015.
I said Buhari’s mob would suppress freedom of speech and expression. They would drive Nigeria into autocracy and mediocrity — and that was exactly what happened. I was vindicated, he added.
The activist said his detention was not an isolated case, noting that many critics and activists also faced harassment and arrests during Buhari’s tenure.
He maintained that the 2019 experience only strengthened his resolve to speak out against politicians he considers a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. According to him, he has since extended the same energy he used in challenging Buhari to scrutinizing other political figures, including Peter Obi and his supporters.
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has recounted how the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly imprisoned him in 2019 to prevent him from voting in the general elections.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Adeyanju said he was arrested and detained in Kano State prison by Buhari’s government for openly opposing his rule.
In 2019, Buhari did not allow me to vote. He arrested me and locked me up in prison in Kano so that I couldn’t cast my ballot,
Adeyanju said, describing the move as part of a broader effort to silence dissent.
Adeyanju explained that his ordeal was a direct consequence of his consistent opposition to Buhari, whom he had warned Nigerians against electing as president back in 2015.
I said Buhari’s mob would suppress freedom of speech and expression. They would drive Nigeria into autocracy and mediocrity — and that was exactly what happened. I was vindicated, he added.
The activist said his detention was not an isolated case, noting that many critics and activists also faced harassment and arrests during Buhari’s tenure.
He maintained that the 2019 experience only strengthened his resolve to speak out against politicians he considers a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. According to him, he has since extended the same energy he used in challenging Buhari to scrutinizing other political figures, including Peter Obi and his supporters.
Deji Adeyanju: Buhari’s Govt Jailed Me in 2019 to Stop Me From Voting
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has recounted how the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly imprisoned him in 2019 to prevent him from voting in the general elections.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Adeyanju said he was arrested and detained in Kano State prison by Buhari’s government for openly opposing his rule.
In 2019, Buhari did not allow me to vote. He arrested me and locked me up in prison in Kano so that I couldn’t cast my ballot,
Adeyanju said, describing the move as part of a broader effort to silence dissent.
Adeyanju explained that his ordeal was a direct consequence of his consistent opposition to Buhari, whom he had warned Nigerians against electing as president back in 2015.
I said Buhari’s mob would suppress freedom of speech and expression. They would drive Nigeria into autocracy and mediocrity — and that was exactly what happened. I was vindicated, he added.
The activist said his detention was not an isolated case, noting that many critics and activists also faced harassment and arrests during Buhari’s tenure.
He maintained that the 2019 experience only strengthened his resolve to speak out against politicians he considers a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. According to him, he has since extended the same energy he used in challenging Buhari to scrutinizing other political figures, including Peter Obi and his supporters.
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