Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Jamila Ibrahim, who was arrested by police on March 28 at Wuse Market, Abuja, while participating in a peaceful Quds Day procession with her then one-month-old baby.
According to Amnesty, Jamila and her baby remain in detention at Suleja Prison without charge, legal representation, or access to their family — a clear violation of due process.
The organisation condemned the indefinite and arbitrary detention as part of a broader pattern of unlawful repression against members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), stating that since 2015, Nigerian security forces have killed hundreds of IMN supporters, including infants.
“Security forces treat peaceful IMN processions as threats to be eliminated, not managed,” Amnesty said in a statement, describing the crackdown as unjustified, unlawful, and indicative of systemic abuses against the group.
Amnesty further warned that the government’s failure to investigate repeated human rights violations against IMN members contributes to a growing disregard for the sanctity of human life and the rule of law in Nigeria.
