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Deji Adeyanju Recounts 2019 Kano Arrest, Links Experience to Ongoing Political Intolerance
Human rights activist and political commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has revisited his 2019 ordeal in Kano State, alleging that he was unjustly arrested and detained during the general elections.
Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday, Adeyanju described the experience as a turning point in his activism, emphasizing that his outspoken criticism of those in power has often made him a target of harassment and intimidation.
In 2019, I was prevented from voting. Instead, I was arrested and kept in prison in Kano, he revealed, while declining to name those responsible.
According to him, the arrest was a calculated attempt to silence his voice and diminish his role in the political process. He stressed that the incident reflected Nigeria’s broader democratic challenges, where dissenting voices are suppressed rather than respected.
Despite these setbacks, Adeyanju maintained that the experience only strengthened his resolve to demand accountability from leaders.
“They may arrest me, insult me, or try to silence me, but they cannot take away my right to speak the truth,” he declared.
Drawing parallels between past and present, Adeyanju criticized what he described as intolerance within the Obidient movement, the support base of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He alleged that many of Obi’s supporters resort to insults and threats against critics, a practice he likened to the same undemocratic culture he faced in 2019.
Adeyanju clarified that his criticism of Obi and his supporters is based on principle, not personal animosity, insisting that democracy should thrive on tolerance and constructive engagement rather than silencing opposition.
Human rights activist and political commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has revisited his 2019 ordeal in Kano State, alleging that he was unjustly arrested and detained during the general elections.
Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday, Adeyanju described the experience as a turning point in his activism, emphasizing that his outspoken criticism of those in power has often made him a target of harassment and intimidation.
In 2019, I was prevented from voting. Instead, I was arrested and kept in prison in Kano, he revealed, while declining to name those responsible.
According to him, the arrest was a calculated attempt to silence his voice and diminish his role in the political process. He stressed that the incident reflected Nigeria’s broader democratic challenges, where dissenting voices are suppressed rather than respected.
Despite these setbacks, Adeyanju maintained that the experience only strengthened his resolve to demand accountability from leaders.
“They may arrest me, insult me, or try to silence me, but they cannot take away my right to speak the truth,” he declared.
Drawing parallels between past and present, Adeyanju criticized what he described as intolerance within the Obidient movement, the support base of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He alleged that many of Obi’s supporters resort to insults and threats against critics, a practice he likened to the same undemocratic culture he faced in 2019.
Adeyanju clarified that his criticism of Obi and his supporters is based on principle, not personal animosity, insisting that democracy should thrive on tolerance and constructive engagement rather than silencing opposition.
Deji Adeyanju Recounts 2019 Kano Arrest, Links Experience to Ongoing Political Intolerance
Human rights activist and political commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has revisited his 2019 ordeal in Kano State, alleging that he was unjustly arrested and detained during the general elections.
Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday, Adeyanju described the experience as a turning point in his activism, emphasizing that his outspoken criticism of those in power has often made him a target of harassment and intimidation.
In 2019, I was prevented from voting. Instead, I was arrested and kept in prison in Kano, he revealed, while declining to name those responsible.
According to him, the arrest was a calculated attempt to silence his voice and diminish his role in the political process. He stressed that the incident reflected Nigeria’s broader democratic challenges, where dissenting voices are suppressed rather than respected.
Despite these setbacks, Adeyanju maintained that the experience only strengthened his resolve to demand accountability from leaders.
“They may arrest me, insult me, or try to silence me, but they cannot take away my right to speak the truth,” he declared.
Drawing parallels between past and present, Adeyanju criticized what he described as intolerance within the Obidient movement, the support base of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He alleged that many of Obi’s supporters resort to insults and threats against critics, a practice he likened to the same undemocratic culture he faced in 2019.
Adeyanju clarified that his criticism of Obi and his supporters is based on principle, not personal animosity, insisting that democracy should thrive on tolerance and constructive engagement rather than silencing opposition.
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