Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has accused the Nigerian authorities of keeping over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison custody nationwide.

Nigerians in different parts of the country on August 1 to 10, embarked on protests over the prevailing economic hardship in Nigeria.

While the protests were peaceful in some parts of the country, they turned violent in parts of the north.

But Amnesty International in post via its X handle alleged that the Nigerians authorities cracked down on peaceful protesters.

It wrote: “The Nigerian authorities are escalating crackdown on peaceful protesters against hunger and corruption. Over 1,000 people have been remanded nationwide. Today (Friday )441 people were arraigned in Kano, in what is set out to be an unfair trial based on trumped-up charges.

“Amnesty International again calls for an immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested for exercising their right to peaceful assembly. The government of Nigeria has an obligation to uphold the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.”