Tag: torture
When the state condones torture
When I first met Elechi Larry Igwe early in 1991, he was safely ensconced in the bowels of a mortuary…
Offa robbery suspects accuse police of torture
The three men charged in the April 5, 2018 bank robbery in Offa, on Friday told a High Court in…
‘Torture is unacceptable, unjustified at all times’ – UN
Torture in any form is absolutely unacceptable and can never be justified, UN said on the International Day in Support…
Army identifies soldiers who tortured civilian in Nasarawa
Authorities of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, said it had identified the soldiers who violated the rights of a member…
Ejigbo market torture victim demands justice
Mrs Ajoke Agomo, who was tortured alongside two of her wards for allegedly stealing pepper, on Thursday appealed to an…
Ejigbo Market Women Torture Suspects For Arraignment March 3
Henry Ojelu Five men who were accused of torturing three women by rubbing pepper in their private parts in the…
DSS torture APC workers, force them to tender false confessions
The DSS resorted to torture to obtain forced confessions from the workers who were arrested during the raid of the…
Amnesty Releases Report On Torture In Nigeria
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Global watchdog, Amnesty International, Thursday in Abuja released a report detailing incidences of torture and other ill treatment…
Nigerian chains daughter for 7 days without food
The Nigerian police have arrested a man, Mr. Godstime Esonoye, for chaining his daughter’s legs at Idimu, a suburb of…
Nigerian Soldiers Torture P.M.NEWS Cameraman
Yet-to-be identified Nigerian soldiers on Thursday arrested and tortured a photo journalist with TheNEWS/P.M.NEWS publications, Habeeb Ogunbadejo, under the Obalende…
Syria refuses to submit torture report to UN
Syria’s authorities have refused to submit a report on torture in the country to a United Nations committee scheduled to…