Partisan Defense Committee Letter

12 August 2024

Partisan Defense Committee P.O. Box 99, Canal Street Station, New York, NY 10013

email: partisandefense@earthlink.net   www.partisandefense.org

Contact: Kevin Gilroy (212) 406-4252

The following letter was written by the Partisan Defense Committee.

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12 August 2024

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
3519 International Court, NW
Washington, DC 20008

info@nigeriaembassyusa.org
publiccomplaints@nigeriaembassyusa.org

Dear Sir or Madam:

The Partisan Defense Committee strongly condemns the Nigerian government’s crackdown on the anti-austerity protests. At least 22 protesters have been killed. Hundreds more, including prominent protest leaders, have been detained and many are still in jail. These include protest leaders such as Adaramoye Michael (“Michael Lenin”), national coordinator of the Youth Rights Campaign, Mosiu Sodiq, Eleojo Opaluwa and Babatunde Oluajo (“OSB Sankara”). According to the latest reports, Michael, Sodiq and Eleojo remain in custody. On August 7, government security forces staged a nighttime raid ransacking the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), seizing printed materials and other documents. This raid came just hours after the NLC held a meeting critical of the crackdown and urging concessions by the government.

In the strongest terms, we demand an end to the repression of the #EndBadGovernance protests! Free all detainees! Drop all charges! Hands off the NLC! Return the seized NLC materials! No reprisals!

Sincerely
Kevin Gilroy
For the Partisan Defense Committee