Nigeria, April 22 -- Teenager Quadri Alabi, who gained national attention for standing in front of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi's convoy during the 2023 campaign, has recounted a harrowing two-month detention at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos.

Speaking on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television programme, the teenager Alabi alleged he was wrongfully arrested and subjected to degrading treatment while in custody.

"Since the viral campaign picture surfaced, it seems like some people have been keeping a close watch on me," he said, adding, "Someone even threatened my mum, saying that the money they have given me would be split in two, or else she wouldn't see me again."

He recalled he was arrested in January a...