The house of representatives has asked the federal government to secure the release of Nigerians said to be illegally detained in prisons abroad. The lawmakers said thousands of Nigerians have
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Abike Dabiri, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says the federal government will take urgent action to ensure the release of persons said to be detained illegally in
Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos commissioner of police, has ordered the immediate redeployment of Francis Ani, the divisional police officer of Onipanu area of the state. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesman, in
The Nigerian navy has transferred the case files of 67 Nigerians in its custody to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for possible release or arraignment in court. In
Children reportedly detained by the Nigerian military in recent years have recounted how the security agencies kept them in horrible
The Nigerian military has detained at least 3,600 children in the north-east where the Boko Haram war is being fought,
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has threatened to sue the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for failing to sanction the
Family members of 22 Nigerians detained by the Nigerian navy have called on the authorities to free the detainees after
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has raised the alarm over the alleged unlawful detention of ten more Nigerians by the
The Nigerian navy has declined to comment on the continued detention of 15 Nigerian citizens for seven months without trial.
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