I am far away and I really don’t know if this tweet will help!
@PoliceNG my brother was beaten till he died this morning in Epe (11 Palace Road Epe); the perpetrators ran away and I am just looking for justice. We just lost our mum on Jun 17th 2026! I just want justice!
After making the complaint public yesterday, having personally witnessed the egregious violation of the rights of two young Nigerians including Bayero University Kano (BUK) student Maryam Isah Shehu, the @officialEFCC has now terminated the charges against them.
Unfortunately, the Federal High Court judge who sat yesterday and remanded them in Kuje and Suleja prisons respectively has not sat all day today, so their release is still being delayed.
We are glad that wisdom finally prevailed at the @officialEFCC
We must also thank Deji Adeyanju, @adeyanjudeji who, despite being on vacation in Paris, weighed in heavily; human rights attorneys @Abbahikima and Hamza N Dantani; and all the lawyers on the ground, particularly Chimela, Esq who have not rested all day, working tirelessly on the necessary paperwork to secure their freedom.
I was also informed that the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (@NANSNIG was at the Federal High Court today to lend its support and help secure Maryam’s freedom. Their solidarity is greatly appreciated.
We sincerely hope that Justice Joyce Abdulmalik will still show up and sit, even briefly, today so that Maryam can regain her freedom and commence her final examinations tomorrow.
If that does not happen in time, we urge the authorities of Bayero University Kano @BUK_Nigeria to take special notice of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding her detention and ensure that she is given the opportunity to rewrite any examinations she misses as a direct consequence of her detention.
An injustice against one is an injustice against all.
No one shall be left behind!
ATTENTION!!!
Dear @officialEFCC
We are aware of the EFCC’s arraignment of Maryam Isah Shehu and Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad over allegations of cybercrime, false information, fabrication and alleged damage to the Commission’s reputation.
But Nigerians deserve to ask a fundamental question: is defending the EFCC’s reputation through criminal prosecution part of the Commission’s statutory mandate?
The EFCC was established primarily to investigate and prosecute economic and financial crimes. If a person publishes false information or fabricates an official document, and that conduct constitutes an offence under the Cybercrimes Act or another applicable law, then the appropriate legal process should undoubtedly take its course.
However, where the central complaint is defamation or damage to reputation, Nigerians need clarity on the appropriate legal and institutional avenue.
Defamation is traditionally addressed through the courts, and public institutions should not be able to use criminal proceedings simply because they feel criticised or embarrassed.
The bigger concern is the potential chilling effect on citizens, journalists, activists and social media users who raise questions about the conduct of government agencies.
If allegations made against the EFCC are false, the Commission has every right to seek redress through the law. But that process must be transparent, lawful and consistent with the limits of its statutory powers.
EFCC, Nigerians are asking for clarity: what specific criminal offence is being prosecuted in these cases, and how does prosecuting alleged attacks on the Commission’s reputation fall within your mandate?
Accountability must work both ways. Government agencies must be accountable to the people, while citizens must equally be accountable for knowingly spreading criminal falsehoods.
The courts should determine the facts not the power or reputation of the institution involved.
#AskQuestions
UPDATE: Maryam has been remanded in Suleja Prison until August 31.
What makes this even more disturbing is that Maryam is a final year university student, scheduled to begin her final examinations this Saturday. A student who should be preparing to finish her degree is instead being locked behind bars. This is beyond cruel. It is a disgrace.
Nigerians what is your breaking point?
She didn’t steal. She didn’t defraud anyone. Yet EFCC has reportedly kept Maryam Shehu in detention for over 30 days after she raised corruption allegations against EFCC officials.
If she committed a crime, charge her in court. If not, release her.
An agency cannot be complainant, investigator and judge in a case involving its own officials.
Investigation is not punishment. Free Maryam Shehu.
#FreeMaryamShehu
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Mrs. Oremade is my friend’s mother and she was kidnapped on Friday evening.
The Ogun State police division are aware but have been unable to bring her back so far.
This child may not be your family, but your repost could help save a life. ❤️
The child is currently battling kidney enlargement and needs urgent medical treatment.
If you can donate, please support the child’s treatment. If you can’t, please repost so this message can reach someone who can help.
🙏 Please don’t scroll past. Your repost could make a difference.
JUSTICE FOR CHINAZA.
My friend Chinaza has been missing since June. For months, her family has been left with questions, uncertainty and the unbearable possibility that their daughter may never come home.
Chinaza was in Dubai when her boyfriend, Hakeem, asked her to come to Nigeria. They were together at his apartment when whatever happened to her happened. He is currently in police custody and has reportedly now confessed that Chinaza is dead, although his account of what happened remains deeply troubling.
He alleges that he and Chinaza were attacked by his friends, Folawiyo Balogun and Ajibola Obateru, who he claims took Chinaza away.
The police have released their names and photographs and are looking for them.
Please, if you know these men, have seen them, know where they stay, know where they work, know their friends, or have ANY information that could help the police locate them, please speak up. Contact the police using the numbers on the flyers.
Someone knows something.
They cannot have simply disappeared.
And this is why I am begging everyone who sees this to share it. Repost it. Put it on your WhatsApp status. Send it to your friends and family.
We only need this post to reach one person who knows where they are.
One person could give Chinaza’s family the answers they have been waiting months for.
Chinaza is not just a name on a missing-person flyer. She is someone’s daughter. Someone’s friend. Someone who was loved. She left Dubai and came to Nigeria because she trusted someone she had known for years.
Now her loved ones don’t even know where she is.
Imagine not knowing where your child is. Imagine waking up every morning wondering what happened to her. Imagine having no body to bury, no final goodbye, no answers.
I cannot imagine that pain.
Please, help us bring Chinaza home.
If she is gone, let her family at least have the dignity of knowing what happened to her and giving her a proper burial.
No repost is too small. No share is insignificant.
Please help us find Naza.
JUSTICE FOR CHINAZA. 💔
Lauretta has come so far, and I just want to see her complete her treatment.
Please help me reach someone who can help her today. A donation or a simple repost could make a difference.
If there’s one thing I hope for today, it’s that more people get to see Lauretta’s story.
Every new person who sees it is another chance for hope, another chance for support, and another chance to get her through treatment.
Please help us by donating or sharing her story.
Donation link is in my bio
Heartbreaking video showing a father begging Nigerians to help save his daughter after she underwent surgery. Due to a lack of funds for her continued treatment, her condition has worsened, and her stomach has become severely swollen. Please share this video 😭
@jidesanwoolu i promise that i don’t see your impact in lagos state, your job is to serve the us, as an indigene of lagos state, i don’t enjoy any single benefit, instead you and your team are making things so difficult and hard.
@akinmaf I had to go and search up who is leading the Ministry of housing in lagos state, i really don’t understand what you believe your job is, rent is ridiculously expensive, agency fee and agreement is more half of the house rent, not to talk of the other charges.