“It’s like a super spreader event which we don’t like,” the minister said.
They were illegally detained for days before they were later arraigned on charges of breach of public peace.
Herders’ activities around Oyo have recently become increasingly violent, as locals push back against encroachment on their lands.
Witnesses have claimed to have seen debris of a plane in the area, although official confirmation has yet to be made.
The activists were arrested on January 1 for staging a peaceful demonstration against bad governance and rising economic hardship in the country.
The bill proposed by Miriam Onuoha also has provisions to punish abusers and violators.
![Miriam Onuoha, representing Okigwe North Federal Constituency. [PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook]](https://gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/Miriam-Onuoha.jpg)
