Free Speech Is Being Muzzled In Nigeria Under the Guise of Cyber Crime and Defamation - Osigwe

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:20:47 +0000

Even when the matters are ordinarily bailable, judges and magistrates appear to be tools in the hands of politicians and ‘big men’ and refuse bail even where there is no basis for not granting bail. This is a violation of the right to freedom of expression and an abuse of the democratic space.

Afam Osigwe, SAN, President, Nigeria Bar Association

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