NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT ORDERS RELEASE OF WOMAN WHO LED NIGER PROTEST

The Niger State government has directed the release of Aisha Jibrin, the leader of the Minna protest who was arrested by the police and 24 others.

Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategies, Binta Mamman, stated this in her office during a press conference in the state capital on Friday.

Mrs Maman also told journalists that the decision to release the suspect was a result of a thorough review of the circumstances leading to the arrest of Jibrin and other women who led and took part in the protest.