1. AHMODU SALISU The case against Ahmodu Salisu was one of criminal trespass and theft . On October 2, 2024, Mr. Emeka Douglas of No. 34 Onitsha Street, Wurukum Makurdi, returned home to discover that several household items had been stolen due to an unlocked kitchen door. The stolen items, valued at ₦124,000, included a 6kg gas cylinder, two large aluminium pots, a frying pan, and a set of plates. Following a report made on October 4, 2024, police investigations led to the

(Feb-August 2025) Organised by Lawyers Alert in collaboration with Hope Behind Bars Africa, supported by CIVICUS. Date: Friday, November 7 th , 2025 Venue: Corinthia Villa Hotel & Suites #9, Arochukwu Street, Old CBN by Old FERMA, Garki 2, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. TIME SESSION SPEAKERS/MODERATOR 9:30 am - 10:00 am Arrival/Registration Secretariat 10:00 am - 10:05 am National Anthem Everyone 10:05 am – 10:15am Participation introduction All 10:15 am - 10:20 am Welcome & Open

In November 2023, Lawyers Alert filed a landmark case before the ECOWAS Regional Court of Justice against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the first-ever regional-level case to challenge Nigeria’s restrictive legal framework on access to safe termination of pregnancy (STOP). The case contested the government’s failures and omissions that hinder survivors of sexual violence from accessing essential reproductive healthcare services. The lawsuit was anchored on Nigeria’s non-d

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