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examination carried out upon his arrival. On 6 September 2002, he was remanded in custody in
Kuje Prison. In October 2005, his case came to the High Court and he was granted bail for
Naira 8,000, which he was unable to afford. He has not received visits from his family, nor does
he have a lawyer.
10. Abel Dayo Adeagbo, aged 18, Ekiti State. On 25 February 2006, he was arrested in Lube
(between Abuja and Kuje Prison) because he went to the house of a police officer, which he had
mistaken for a brothel. He was involved in scuffle with the police officer during which he
suffered a head injury. He was brought to Lube Police Station, where he was beaten and
deprived of food for three days. On 1 March 2006, he was remanded in Kuje Prison. He did not
report any experience of torture in prison.
11. Gbokos Oswuo, aged 37, wood merchant, Rivers State. On 28 August 2006, he was
arrested in Abuja by the State Security Service (SSS) in his hotel room. The SSS officers in
civilian clothes forcibly entered his room at midnight, handcuffed him and brought him to the
SSS headquarters in Abuja, where he was detained without being able to inform any relatives or
a lawyer. He was interrogated about kidnappings and hostages in the Niger Delta. On 30 August
around midnight, he was blindfolded, handcuffed and shackled and brought to a cemetery
outside of Abuja. He was threatened with death, told, “Have your last prayer”, suspended from a
tree and beaten with cables. He was tortured to force him to admit his involvement in
hostage-takings, to which he later confessed. Mr. Oswuo was able to provide the Special
Rapporteur with a detailed sketch of the location of his cell, which was located in the basement
of the SSS’ headquarters. He also reported that during his detention Mr. Asari Dokubo and a
person named Osmajla from Kanu State had been kept there as well. The latter reportedly has
been detained incommunicado for two years at the SSS facility on terrorism charges. Up until
mid November 2006, Mr. Oswuo was held incommunicado at which time the lawyer retained by
his wife was able to trace him. He saw his lawyer for the first time when his case was brought to
the High Court. The confession obtained under torture was forwarded to the High Court, and
although he informed his lawyer that he had been tortured, no action was been taken in this
regard. On 14 November 2006, he was brought to Kuje Prison. He reports no abuse at the prison.
He is able to order food from outside the prison (self-feeding).
12. Yusuf Lado Osman, aged 32, Kogi State. On 15 February 2004, he was arrested in his
shop by plainclothes SSS officers on suspicion of vandalizing pipelines. He was brought together
with other suspects to the SSS detention centre in Lokaja. He was detained there incommunicado
for three months. The other suspects were released on bail. He reports that he did not confess and
was not tortured. In May 2004, he was brought to Kuje Prison, and was not tortured or subjected
to corporal punishment.
13. Enefiok Asuquo, aged 26, Akwa Ibom State. He has been awaiting trial in Kuje Prison
since 2001 on charges of armed robbery. In the six years he has spent in Kuje Prison, he has only
had one court hearing. He reports that he was subjected to solitary confinement, shackled and
beaten with a baton about three months ago. The injuries could not be confirmed by the forensic
expert.
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