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| Nigeria protest arrests condemned | Nigeria protest arrests condemned |
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| A Nigerian rights campaigner has criticised the police for arresting him and his colleagues during a protest over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. | A Nigerian rights campaigner has criticised the police for arresting him and his colleagues during a protest over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Shehu Sani and 80 others launched a peaceful rally to coincide with a visit to Abuja of former leaders of the US and UK - George W Bush and Tony Blair. | Shehu Sani and 80 others launched a peaceful rally to coincide with a visit to Abuja of former leaders of the US and UK - George W Bush and Tony Blair. |
| He said police ended the protest, claiming that they had no permit. | He said police ended the protest, claiming that they had no permit. |
| Mr Sani, who was freed on bail, said all the requirements had been met and described the arrests as "very wrong". | |
| He and his colleagues said they wanted to draw attention to the bad human-rights legacy of Mr Blair and Mr Bush. | He and his colleagues said they wanted to draw attention to the bad human-rights legacy of Mr Blair and Mr Bush. |
| "It was a peaceful protest. I was officially invited to the banquet - so I wasn't going to throw any shoes," he told the BBC. | "It was a peaceful protest. I was officially invited to the banquet - so I wasn't going to throw any shoes," he told the BBC. |
| "But the police came and used force to shove me into their vehicles along with about 80 others. | "But the police came and used force to shove me into their vehicles along with about 80 others. |
| "They said we needed a permit - but according to the constitution all we have to do is write to the police and tell them about the protest. We had done that." | "They said we needed a permit - but according to the constitution all we have to do is write to the police and tell them about the protest. We had done that." |
| Former US President Bush and ex-UK Prime Minister Blair were attending a ceremony highlighting the achievements of 50 prominent Nigerians to mark 50 years since independence. | Former US President Bush and ex-UK Prime Minister Blair were attending a ceremony highlighting the achievements of 50 prominent Nigerians to mark 50 years since independence. |
| Former anti-corruption investigator Nuhu Ribadu was among the award-winners - though Mr Ribadu was not present as he fled Nigeria after being fired from his job. | Former anti-corruption investigator Nuhu Ribadu was among the award-winners - though Mr Ribadu was not present as he fled Nigeria after being fired from his job. |