EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Tailor & 8-Month-Old Baby Detained Since March Protest — Critically Ill, Denied Court Access A Nigerian man, Misbau, has raised alarm over the detention of his wife and their baby in Suleja Prison, Niger State. He told SaharaReporters that his wife, a tailor, was arrested during a March 2025 #FreePalestine protest while delivering clothes to a customer. Both mother and child have remained in custody for five months without trial. According to him, they are now critically ill, without access to proper medical care. He described the detention as unjust, urging President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians to intervene. #Nigeria #Justice #HumanRights #FreePalestine

Nursing Mother, Baby Held in Nigerian Prison Months After Protest Arrest The Nigerian Police have continued to detain a nursing mother, Jamila Ibrahim, and her infant daughter at the Suleja Correctional Centre months after their arrest during a peaceful protest linked to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja. Jamila was arrested on March 28 at Wuse Market while carrying her one-month-old baby. Family sources say she is not a member of the IMN but had joined the protest voluntarily. Since then, she has reportedly been held without trial or formal charges, with no notification given to her family at the time of arrest. Sources within the Shiite group and her family claim that both mother and child remain in custody in degrading conditions, sparking outrage over the treatment of the infant, who has committed no crime. The protest, part of the 2025 International Quds Day procession, was violently disrupted by the Nigerian Army’s Guard Brigade using live ammunition, leaving several dead and many injured. The IMN has condemned the crackdown, accusing the government of double standards—publicly criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza while attacking pro-Palestine demonstrators at home. So far, 380 protesters, including women and children, are believed to have been arrested, while the full casualty count remains unknown. #JusticeForJamila #FreePalestineProtest #HumanRightsViolation #NigeriaPoliceAbuse