Amnesty International is deeply concerned by reports alleging that hundreds of unidentified bodies are being moved from mortuaries in Imo State, including Ngor Okpala General Hospital, to unknown destinations. Bodies have also reportedly been seen at Mbieri General Hospital. The authorities must urgently clarify the circumstances surrounding the bodies and their movement.
This briefing is Amnesty International’s investigation into Tiger Base, the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Nigeria Police Imo state Command. It uncovers entrenched human rights violations, including prolonged arbitrary detention, torture, extortion, and enforced disappearances – including the removal of children from their mothers without records. Detainees are held in degrading conditions. Cells are overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and unsanitary – resulting in severe health complications and, in some cases, death. These practices violate Nigeria’s Constitution, the Anti Torture Act 2017, and international human rights law.
One year after the police used lethal force and carried out mass arbitrary arrests of peaceful #Endbadgovernance protesters, the Nigerian authorities have failed to ensure justice for victims and survivors, while the police bizarrely continue to deny strong allegations of extrajudicial execution, torture and unlawful arrests of the protesters, Amnesty International said today.
Nigerian authorities must show genuine commitment to ending the heinous crime of enforced disappearances, which is still prevalent in the country, says Amnesty International Nigeria to mark the International Day of the Disappeared.