Missing South-East youths: Lawyers demand trial or release
— Seek international intervention over prolonged detention By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — A coalition of legal practitioners representing families of detained and missing persons in the South-East has called on the Federal Government to either charge detainees to court and prosecute them or release those against whom there is insufficient evidence.
The statement, read by a legal practitioner, Mr Olusegun Adekoya, on behalf of an independent legal team working with human rights organisation, Fiat Justicia Juris, said several families had endured years of uncertainty over relatives allegedly arrested during security operations in the South-East.‘Detention must not replace trial’ The lawyers expressed particular concern over allegations that some suspects arrested in the South-East had been transferred to distant military detention facilities, including the Wawa facility in Niger State, where they were allegedly held for prolonged periods without being brought before civilian courts.
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