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medical treatment. He has been detained in the reception cell for eight months. He complains of
continuing severe pain. The detainee can hardly walk due to his medical condition, and is
assisted by fellow inmates. He has been visited by his sister.
74. I.N., aged 15. On 15 November 2005, he was arrested, and brought to SARS, where he
was detained incommunicado for six months. During the interrogation, he was handcuffed, he
was hung from the ceiling from his shoulders, and he was flogged with a machete. He has been
detained in the reception cell of the prison for about one year. He was not ill-treated in prison.
He has not had any contact with family.
75. O.I., aged 12. He has been detained for four months in the reception cell awaiting trial.
On 7 October 2006, he was arrested and later detained for two months at Rumukoro Police
Station, Port Harcourt, in connection with the death of his classmate. He reports he was beaten.
He receives weekly visits from his mother. He complains that he misses his education. He
reports that the detainees were aware of the visit on Saturday.
76. Rev. Larsson Fred, aged 43. He has been detained in the reception cell for six months,
and prior to that he was held for three months at the office of the EFCC, Port Harcourt, in
connection with financial crimes. He complains that bail is often set for which one cannot meet
the conditions.
C. Female detainee wing
77. The wing is in a very good condition. The cells are clean and every detainee has a bunk
bed. There is one convicted prisoner and 13 pretrial detainees guarded by 17 female prison
guards. According to the detainees, they can leave their cells from 8 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and are
allowed to engage in activities, such as sewing etc. The guards here report that caning is not
practiced anymore and the last instance of solitary confinement was imposed a long time ago.
Guards have received some training by a human rights NGO and became sensitised not to cane.
78. Rachael Dawari, aged 26. On 7 September 2006, she was arrested on suspicion of murder,
and taken to CID Port Harcourt. She was detained for one week in a separate women’s cell.
During the interrogation by two male police officers, she was handcuffed, beaten with a machete
and forced to sign a statement. In prison she was not subjected to ill-treatment, but separation is
allegedly used as disciplinary measure. Voluntary work and visits are possible in prison. The
detainees are allowed to stay outside their cells from 8 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. She has not seen her son
since her arrest. She receives support from Female Legal Aid, but has no lawyer. She is awaiting
trial.
79. Christiana Emenike, aged 45, Imo State. On 25 September 2006, she was arrested on
suspicion of drug-dealing. Subsequently on 6 November, she was sentenced to 20 months’
imprisonment for drug-dealing. Prior to detention in Port Harcourt Prison she had spent
five weeks in NDLEA Women’s Cell in Port Harcourt. She was beaten by NDLEA officers (a
male and female). In prison, she was not subjected to ill-treatment. As a disciplinary measure,
she reports that she has had to clean toilets. She gets regular visits from her children, who bring
her food.
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