Many individuals and media freedom groups have spoken out in his Abubacar's defense, saying that his arrest and detention have threatened the exercise of free expression.
Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ èèyàn àti ẹgbẹ́ ajàfómìnira ti sọ̀rọ̀ síta láti gbèjà Abubacar tí wọ́n sọ pé mímú tí wọ́n mú un àti àtìmọ́lée rẹ̀ ti dẹ́rùba òmìnira ẹni láti sọ̀rọ̀.