Funke Adeoye
@thefunkeadeoye
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Incurable Optimist 🇳🇬 |Tweets: Justice Reforms & Human Rights | ED @hopebehindbar | MSc @UniofOxford | Winner @GlblCtzn | Fellow @Ashoka @WASHFellowship
Abuja, Nigeria
Joined May 2014
Thank you so much @adeyanjudeji, Barr. Mashal and every lawyer, CSOs including my people at @hopebehindbar who have tirelessly worked on this case since August 2nd. To everyone who joined the outcry since the videos got out on Friday, thank you. Today, at the Federal High
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RT @hopebehindbar: In a pivotal moment, the Executive Secretary of @NhrcNigeria, Dr. Anthony Ojukwu (@TonyOjukwuO) SAN, alongside the Chief….
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Thank you so much Egbon. We did this together🤝.
We are always proud of our own star and a wonderful friend and partner of our law firm @thefunkeadeoye 👌✊.
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Thank you so much for the recognition @USinNigeria .I am deeply grateful to everyone who continues to raise their voice for justice and support our work at @hopebehindbar. truly honoured.
Kudos to Funke Adeoye (@thefunkeadeoye), founder of @hopebehindbar, for her tireless advocacy that led to the release of 29 minors detained during recent protests. Her dedication to protecting the rights of detained children has made a significant impact. #VoicesForNigeria
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RT @NhrcNigeria: Ongoing Now: #NelsonMandelaDay2025.Presentation on the Bangkok Rules by Samuel Olukayode, Legal Officer, @hopebehindbar a….
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RT @hopebehindbar: We are proud to partner with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme on the Farming Justice Project! The R….
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RT @0x: "grok, is it true?".asks the mind that once knew.how to question, to doubt,.to think its way out. now outsourced to code.that rewri….
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RT @hopebehindbar: Hope Behind Bars Africa was honoured to attend a joint dialogue hosted by the National Human Rights Commission (@NHRCNig….
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RT @theakinadeoye: Our team is growing, and we’re looking for fearless creatives who see buildings as statements, not structures. If your i….
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RT @hopebehindbar: We hosted our @CIVICUSalliance WeRise! Cohort 2 partners to a special evening reception in Abuja. The evening was also a….
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RT @AfricaDefenders: At #IRFSummitAfrica, leaders emphasized religious freedom as key to peace, inclusion and AU Agenda 2063. Discussions c….
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RT @iccefnigeria: 📌 REMINDER, Happening tomorrow, Aspiring lawyer feeling stuck?Don’t miss this! Join @thefunkeadeoye this Friday for a pow….
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We definitely need to stop normalising what is abnormal. The military has no business in routine internal security operations. Their involvement in civilian matters is a symptom of a failed policing system!!!.Soldiers being the face of law enforcement, is not just a red flag,.
Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has criticized the nation’s internal security framework, stating that the public’s immediate association of internal security with the military signals a failure of civilian security agencies. The minister argued that this over-reliance
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RT @KNaikky: @thefunkeadeoye Aptly phrased Funke. I was a 2012 Kastina-Ala Corp Member in Benue State. I was opportuned 2have seen villager….
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RT @buike_a: I camped in Gboko, Wanunne honestly, the experience was unforgettable!.Benue people are truly some of the nicest and most hosp….
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RT @twitolu247: @thefunkeadeoye Well said Funke. Thank you for lending your voice. Benue and every other states must be free from these vio….
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RT @Jaydon225: @thefunkeadeoye I served in Makurdi from May 2015 to April 2016, and I completely agree with your view. The Tiv people were….
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RT @globalglory2020: @thefunkeadeoye "the response of the Nigerian state to the (Benue) peaceful protests was to use tear gas on them." .@t….
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RT @thecableng: [OPINION BY FUNKE ADEOYE] Stop gassing the grieving: A demand for justice in Benue .
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RT @SamuelIhea60867: @thefunkeadeoye I served in BURUKU LGA in 2006. Every hospitable people. Govt should do well to restore peace to the….
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