Nigeria, May 23 -- Amnesty International has raised serious concerns about the treatment of Hamdiyya Sidi Sharif, who the Zamfara State Police Commissioner is currently holding.

Despite needing urgent medical attention following her recent abduction, she remains in police custody. At the same time, police in Sokoto State are demanding that she be transferred to their custody.

Hamdiyya's life is in danger, and Amnesty is calling on Nigerian authorities to act quickly to ensure she gets the medical care she urgently needs.

This case has also brought attention to broader concerns about the growing crackdown on dissent in Sokoto State, led by Governor Ahmed Aliyu. Many believe that this trend threatens freedom of expression in Nigeria's de...