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66. Atteyen Okon, aged 33, Akwa Ibom State. A detainee on death row, he complains about
the exclusion of condemned prisoners from sport and other recreational activities since the jail
break in 2005, even though condemned prisoners did not participate.
67. Patrick Okonekary, aged 31. A detainee on death row, he was arrested
on 16 December 1997, and convicted in 2005. He complains about the lack of sport activities,
and the poor quality and insufficient quantity of food.
68. Anthony Okoro, aged 62, Imo State. A detainee on death row, he was arrested
on 11 October 1987 and convicted in 1997.
B. Reception cell; new arrivals
69. Newly arrived detainees are locked up in the reception cell which is located next to the
football pitch. The cell was severely overcrowded with approximately 60 detainees - some of
them children - locked up. There are only 18 bunk beds and one toilet. The majority of detainees
have to sleep sitting on the floor, because there is not enough space for them to lie down on the
ground. Detainees reportedly have to pay Naira 50 to the prison wardens to shower. Guards
retain money from visiting family members and make prisoners pay for food. A meal of beans
without any sauce is served three times. Some detainees have been in the reception cell for more
than one year, although the stay is meant to be temporary until processing of the detainee has
been completed.
70. Engineer Nakinaki, aged 39. A debtor, he has been detained in the reception cell since
March 2006. He complains of the bail terms that are impossible to meet. He reports that children
are regularly detained in the cell together with adults.
71. Fountain Aneke, aged 21. He has been detained in the reception cell for two months.
On 12 January 2007, he was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and was detained
for 11 days at Borikiri SARS station. His hands were tied together with marine rope and he was
suspended from the ceiling for 30 minutes. He was flogged on his back with a machete and a
stick for 40 minutes, and later was shot in the leg by the ASP. He was threatened with death and
forced to sign a statement. He did not receive medical treatment and his gunshot wound became
infected. His lawyer brought him medicine but the officers at SARS would not give it to him. His
next court appearance was expected to be on 28 March 2007.
72. Chibundu Wle, aged 18. In September 2005, he was arrested by police on suspicion of
armed robbery and taken to Rumukoro Police Station, Port Harcourt. He was detained for six
months incommunicado and was flogged by the IPO. He has been detained in the reception cell
in Port Harcourt Prison for one year now and has not been subjected to ill-treatment. He has had
no visits, though his family is aware of his detention.
73. C.O., aged 14. In June 2006, he was coming home from school when he was shot in the
stomach by police in pursuit of armed robbers. He was arrested and first taken to the State
Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (SIIB). Then he was brought to the local hospital, where
he had surgery. He was taken back to SIIB, and despite medical reports he was refused further
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