Nigerian govt denies allegations of targeting opposition

The Federal Government has dismissed as false claims that it plans to unlawfully arrest, detain, or prosecute opposition figures, describing a circulating document alleging such intentions as fabricated and misleading. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, fnipr, refuted reports suggesting the existence of a non-existent […] Nigerian govt denies allegations of targeting opposition