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. * Food Those in custody were fed twice a day, lunch and dinner. 10