A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has vowed to sue officials of the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, who assaulted and tortured human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, using blunt instruments to forcefully shave off his beard. Falana disclosed this while speaking to SaharaReporters on Friday, saying he will “go after persons and officials in the correctional centre in Uyo that violated his rights”.
The official of the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, who assaulted and tortured human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, using blunt instruments to forcefully shave off his beard has been identified as Eno-Obong Gideon Eyoren. SaharaReporters learnt that Eno-Obong is a member of the Ku Kloc Klan (KKK) Confraternity; he was initiated in 2003 and he has been the Chief Guard (CG) in the cult. Sources also revealed that the notorious prison warder has been arrested for unlawful possession of firearms, robberies and murder in the past.
Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has condemned Nigerian prison officials for shaving off the beard of Inibehe Effiong in prison. SaharaReporters reported on Thursday that officials of the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State assaulted and tortured Effiong, using blunt instruments to forcibly shave off his beard. Inibehe was jailed by the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot for alleged contempt. The lawyer was on Wednesday secretly transferred from the Ikot Ekpene Medium Security Custodial Center to Uyo Custodial Center.