Sandra Idoko wins Amnesty International’s Intervarsity Human Rights Debate

Sandra Idoko – a law student at the Benue State University, has emerged as the winner of Amnesty International Nigeria’s maiden intervarsity debate on human rights.

The finale marked the end of the weeks-long debate on human rights among representatives of universities across Nigeria.

The finale was between Afamefune Okwudili of the Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Timothy Goodness Okusanya of the Department of Communication and Language Arts University of Ibadan who emerged first and second runners-up respectively, and the winner Sandra Idoko of Benue State University.

The universities competed on different topics relating to Amnesty International’s focus: freedom of expression and civic pace and equality and fighting discrimination.

The debate series started with over 12 universities: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU) Baze University Abuja, Benue State University, Bingham University, Covenant University, Enugu state University of Science and Technology, Nnamdi Azikwe University, University of Benin University, University of Ibadan and Veritas University.

The debate, which started online, culminated in the finale at the University of Lagos, drawing the attendance of scholars, activists, human rights defenders, and students.