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In a statement on Sunday in Lagos, Falana claimed that more relatives of victims arrested and detained for several months had contacted him, following his petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) last week.

“Following the publication of the contents of the said petition by the media, a number of the family members and friends of the majority of the detainees have reached out to us. Since the detainees were arrested by armed and masked naval personnel in mufti without any warrant of arrest and incarcerated incommunicado, it was thought by many family members that the detainees had been abducted and killed by hardened kidnappers.

“The most pathetic case is that of Ms Grace Inyang, who was arrested in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, by masked naval personnel on October 27, 2018. She was driven to Abuja and dumped in an underground cell at the detention facility of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

“She was, however, transferred to the Nigerian Naval Ship NNS Beecroft detention centre at Apapa, Lagos, last week, for further incarceration. Even though the lady has spent 295 days in detention, the detaining authorities have not informed her of any criminal offence allegedly committed by her; neither has she been allowed to communicate with her relatives.

“The 56 men in the same detention facility at Apapa have been abandoned by the detaining authorities! Similarly, no one has attended to the other 10 citizens who have been detained inside a vessel in Marina, Lagos, for the past 13 months.

“By not notifying the family members and relatives of the detainees of their arrest and places of detention the authorities of the Nigerian Navy have wilfully violated Section 6(2)(b) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, which has imposed a duty on all detaining authorities to notify the next of kin or relative of every suspect of the arrest at no cost to the suspect.

“It is pertinent to note that the authorities of the Nigerian Navy have also continued to ignore court orders for the unconditional release of 15 of 67 detainees, including Navy Captain Dada Labinjo, being detained at the underground cell of the DIA at Abuja.

“Since the detention of the 67 citizens for several months without trial cannot be justified under sections 35 and 36 of the Nigerian Constitution, the Nigerian Navy ought to release them without any further delay.

“The illegality of the detention of the 67 people is compounded by the fact that the authorities of the Nigerian Navy have no powers under the Armed Forces Act to detain persons who are not subject to service law. However, if there is evidence that they have committed economic crimes, they should be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute them.

“Finally, we call on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct all detaining authorities in Nigeria to publish the names of all detainees and their places of detention and prohibit the police and other security forces from subjecting Nigerians to  any form of incommunicado detention,” said Falana.




See more here https://thickmatch.com/falana-seeks-publication-detainees-names/

So we even get vessel for detaining suspects in Nigeria. I'm not understanding again oo

What a kontry

Elzakzaky Lawyer.. Eye Don clear

OK sir.

What is his comment on El zakzaky, he won't say anything, looking for more clients to add to his list

Hmmm

I am a website developer...check my signature

Mr falana cannot can.

The earlier he starts to understand that human right is a fiction in nigeria, the better for him.

A woman was even arrested without her even knowing her offence.
it is now clear why many innocent citizens are in prisons for a crime
they never committed.

Nonsense and Colorado.

Is El-Zakzaky still very sick, Falana?

Na wa o. God help us in this country please

Bubu is not aware

Nigeria with bunch of empty headed leaders who doesn't know what is just for it's citizen, may God deliver us...

However, I won't stop saying "God deliver my country Nigeria".

“The most pathetic case is that of Ms Grace Inyang, who was arrested in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, by masked naval personnel on October 27, 2018. She was driven to Abuja and dumped in an underground cell at the detention facility of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

“She was, however, transferred to the Nigerian Naval Ship NNS Beecroft detention centre at Apapa, Lagos, last week, for further incarceration. Even though the lady has spent 295 days in detention, the detaining authorities have not informed her of any criminal offence allegedly committed by her; neither has she been allowed to communicate with her relatives.


This one hit me hard, where is Nigeria heading to. Anarchy at sight

Good on Bar. Falana. But leave that Zak-Zaky case oh, no be human rights case again. Make him no spoil ur name. Make Iran hire Ricky Tarfa for am. No do like Keyamo oh

That was how I was arrested in Ikorodu spent five days in Kirikiri without committing any offense they collected #135000 for nothing.. Nigeria is messed up. even the so called Human Rights are not doing their job.
May God Help Us

Has this Falana made a statement on his globally notorious client- elzoozooki?

Daddy falz-the-badt-guy I hail thee

Gani

Am just imagining the trauma the detainees and their relatives are going through.

OlujobaSamuel:
So we even get vessel for detaining suspects in Nigeria. I'm not understanding again oo

We get a lot of things that are not known to the public

Spartacus101:
That was how I was arrested in Ikorodu
spent five days in Kirikiri without committing any offense
they collected #135000 for nothing..
Nigeria is messed up. even the so called Human Rights are not doing their job.

May God Help Us

Even Human rights dey fear police. Thank God you came out safe, more money to your pocket.

I know of a woman in Port Harcourt whose husband has been in navy detention in Apapa since last October, all the way from Port Harcourt. It has been a difficult time for the family. The funny part is no case has been made against them. It seems they have been forgotten as their arrest seems not to be documented.

Human right violation in Nigeria is a big menace and to think it is being perpetrated by those who are meant to protect and respect the citizens.

What is the update regard to the Slapping Senator ...abeg give us update FGN.

Welcome to Buhari’s gulag

Decree 20 on fleek