The Media Institute of Southern Africa, which monitors media rights and activities in the region, spoke out strongly against Amade's detention:
Ìfilọ́lẹ̀ Agbéròyìn Sáfẹ́fẹ́ ti Gúúsù Ilẹ̀ Adúláwò, tí ó ń ṣe àbójútó ẹ̀tọ́ agbéròyìn sáfẹ́fẹ́ àti iṣẹ́ wọn ní agbègbè náà sọ̀rọ̀ tako àtìmọ́lé Amade: