Nigeria Needs Democratic Legitimacy To Sustain Security, Says Ayo Obe

A civil rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Ayo Obe, has argued that Nigeria’s worsening security challenges should not be used to justify undermining democratic governance, adding that national security and human rights are complementary rather than conflicting objectives.

Speaking on Friday in her address at the June 12, 2026, edition of The Platform amid growing concerns over…