Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore was detained by police for two days before being released, sparking widespread condemnation from civic organizations, including SERAP, the Islamic Movement Academic Forum, the Nigerian Nurses Forum, Amnesty International, and others who demanded investigations into alleged police torture and unlawful detention. Sowore's legal team disputed police claims about his condition and sought the return of his confiscated AI Ray-Ban glasses, which police later returned. Sowore has vowed to resume protests, particularly at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) headquarters, over the withheld discharge certificate of female corps member Rita 'Raye' Uguamaye, whose extended service year after criticizing President Tinubu's government has also drawn Amnesty International's attention. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Police have filed fresh charges against Sowore, including inciting mutiny by leading protests demanding improved welfare and pensions for officers, with arraignment set for August 14. Sowore's Revolutionary Movement rejected the police inspector general’s committee on officers’ welfare reforms, calling for immediate overhaul. Separately, a violent incident occurred on an Ibom Air flight at Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport, where passenger Comfort Emmanson assaulted a flight attendant and clashed with airport security. Ibom Air initially banned Emmanson for life, but following public backlash and intervention by Nigerian Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo, criminal charges against her were withdrawn, and the lifetime ban was reduced to one month. The Nigerian Bar Association and other groups condemned Ibom Air's handling of the incident and called for an independent probe. Emmanson, released from Kirikiri Prison, expressed ongoing pain over her treatment. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has called for eyewitness accounts from passengers on the flight. In other developments, seven shallow graves containing human bones and skulls were discovered at Kwa Binzaro village in Kilifi, Kenya, suspected to be linked to cult killings. Nigerian police arrested six suspected cultists in connection with a gruesome murder in Lagos. Additionally, 48 students were arrested following unrest at Bauchi Polytechnic after a protest; civic and education groups condemned the arrests and demanded their release. A Bauchi youth leader, Usman Sabo, was detained for several days after criticizing a local government chairman over delayed funds, prompting calls for his immediate release. Amnesty International reported that gunmen in southeastern Nigeria are known community members rather than unknown assailants. Furthermore, academic technologists criticized the Tinubu government’s loan scheme and the revocation of University of Abuja land by Governor Wike. The appointment of Fuji star Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM 1) as an aviation ambassador by Minister Keyamo faced criticism for being unconstitutional, although Keyamo defended the appointment and suggested Emmanson might also receive a similar role.