Global human rights body, Amnesty International, has called on the Nigerian government to ensure the safety of the Executive Director of a civic group known as the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Okechukwu Nwanguma. SaharaReporters earlier reported that Nwanguma was invited by the Edo State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force over a petition against the Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro. RULAAC had accused CP Yaro of releasing suspects involved in the stealing and adulteration of petroleum products in Benin City without investigation.
The Executive Director of a civic group known as the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Okechukwu Nwanguma, has written to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, declining to honour the invitation by the police. SaharaReporters earlier reported that Nwanguma was invited by the Edo State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force over a petition against the Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro.
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Kevin Odu, 32, has been in prison since February last year. He was arrested by proxy, arraigned and remanded for a crime allegedly committed by his kinsman who lived with him.
“He stole my neighbour’s laptop and generator and disappeared. I was arrested because police couldn’t find him,” Odu said.