Ahmed Isah | |
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Nationality | Nigerian |
Other names | |
Occupation | Human rights activist |
Years active | 2009 — present |
Known for | Anchor of Brekete Family |
Ahmed Isah is a Nigerian activist and radio personality who is known chiefly as the anchor of Brekete Family , a radio programme that runs on Human Rights Radio.
Isah was born in Idanre in Ondo State. In 2009, he founded Brekete Family which first aired on Kiss FM. [2] [3] On 17 May 2021, BBC's investigative journalist Peter Nkanga made a documentary about an assault made by Isah against a woman who abused a child. [4] [5] Following the report, Isah apologised citing that he has anger issues. [6] [7] [8] Few days later following the report, Isah was detained by the Nigerian Police in Abuja, [9] and his broadcasting license was revoked by the National Broadcasting Commission. [10] [11] Mohammed Eibo Namiji writing for Blueprint said that the backlash was a conspiracy theory against Isah. [12] He was later released from detention. [13]
In January 2022, Fabian Benjamin, a JAMB official sued Isah for defamation with ₦6 billion damage. [14] [15]
The interviewee was accused for burning her little niece's hair whom she claimed is a witch.