12, the number in custody at the time of my visit plus 26 equals to 38, which is not far
from the claim made of the total number of suspects.
Concerning food, they were served once at about 7pm. They were not given soap.
Neither were they visited by a doctor nor given any medicine. They were allowed visits
from friends and relatives. None of them had been assaulted by the police. They slept on
the floor without any blanket.
Cell 2
There was only one suspect in the cell. He, however, informed me that there were 35
suspects in the cell earlier in the day of my visit. One of them had been in custody without
trial for 6 months.
Food was served to them once a day. They had no medical attention.
Cell 3
The only inmate I found in the cell informed me that there were 3 of them in the cell
earlier in the day; but 2 were discharged prior to my visit. He himself had been in custody
for 6 days without being sent for trial.
Cell 4
One suspect I met in this cell had been there for 8 months without trial. He was given food
once a day at about 6pm. No doctor had been to see him. Mosquitoes were a menace to
him.
iii)
Kanify Division (Police)
In addition to being the divisional police headquarters, it also serves as Kairaba Police
Station.
Superintendent, Abou Njai, Officer in charge of the station informed me that he had been
at the division for only three weeks. He added that the most common crimes in the area
are stealing and assault. About 6 people were brought to the station each day.
He had ordered his men not to keep suspects beyond 72 hours without sending them for
trial.
Female
Occasionally women were brought to the station. No woman had been kept overnight
since his assumption of office. Women who had to be detained overnight were sent to
Mile 2.
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Food
Those in custody were fed twice a day, lunch and dinner.
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