Chuka Arinze-Onyia

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Chuka Arinze-Onyia

Chuka Arinze-Onyia is Amnesty International’s International Justice in Africa Fellow.

Protester hold hands to barricade the protesters from the men of the Nigerian Police force as protesters march at Alausa Secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos State, during a peaceful demonstration against police brutality in Nigeria, on October 20, 2020. Authorities of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sonwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hours curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday, due to the violent attacks on police officers and innocent Nigerians. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Chuka Arinze-Onyia