A/HRC/7/3/Add.4 page 29 which he refused to sign. At 6.45 p.m. he was told to sign the statement and he again refused. He described four 4 x 4 m cells in the CID, which held about 142 persons at the time of his detention. While at the CID, he begged for food to be smuggled in for him. On 23 December, he was able to pass a message through a CID officer to his lawyer, whose efforts, including contacts with the Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police, led to his release. On 4 January 2007, however, on the orders of the female officer, he was rearrested and brought to Kuje Prison. He reports that although he is awaiting trial, he can afford to pay for a place in the convicts’ cell. He last appeared in court on 26 February 2007. 19. Observations. The Special Rapporteur concludes that the conditions of detention for pretrial detainees are inhuman. The sanitary conditions are deplorable. The Special Rapporteur notes with strong concern that some detainees have been held in these conditions for up to six years while awaiting trial. As far as the conditions of detention of convicted prisoners are concerned, they were deemed slightly better. 20. As a follow-up to his 4 March visit, by letter dated 4 May 2007, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal concerning recent allegations of violence in Kuje Prison. According to the allegations received: On 28 March 2007, the inmates sought to complain to the yard master about the shortage of clean drinking water provided to them. When they insisted to see the yard master, the warders attempted to use batons to force the inmates back into Medium Custody 1 cell. An armed squad arrived shortly thereafter and shot three inmates. Other warders armed with sticks, iron and other objects proceeded to beat the inmates. Seven inmates were reportedly identified by the warders as leading the protestors and taken to a cell in the yard where they were beaten and tortured until they gave up their protest three days after the incident. As a result, two of these prisoners died: Mr. Mathew Mato, a mobile police constable charged with armed robbery, and an elderly inmate named Joseph, who was facing charges of corruption. It has been reported that since the violence, inmates in the yard are served one cup of water in the morning and in the evening; complaints are ignored; and at the slightest provocation, the warders bring out and beat the offending inmate. III. NIGERIA POLICE FORCE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, GARKI, AREA 10, ABUJA, FCT (Visited on 4 March 2007) 21. Force CID, Garki, is the Nigeria Police Force’s principal CID for FCT and the rest of the country. The Special Rapporteur was received by the Commissioner of Police, Columbus Okaro, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Christopher Katso, and the Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr. Aval M. Mohammed. According to the Deputy Commissioner, the total capacity of the CID is 150 inmates. 22. General conditions and treatment in detention. The authorities of the CID were cooperative and allowed unrestricted access to and private interviews with the detainees. However, there was a significant delay and the Special Rapporteur was only able to access the facility at nightfall after having waited for approximately 45 minutes. Due to the lack of