Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the prosecution and continued detention of a final-year student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Maryam Isah Shehu. Sowore accused the anti-graft agency under its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, of becoming an institution that targets citizens over criticism.

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the…

The prosecution has attracted criticism from lawyers who questioned whether the EFCC has the statutory authority to prosecute allegations arising from defamation and social media…