102 out of 112 residents of the Obigbo area in Rivers State who were taken away during a raid by the Nigerian Army and detained at its Commando Base in Suleja, Niger State have been released.
While 102 of them were still alive, four of them were dead, six others were still unaccounted for.
According to reports, they were arrested by the Nigerian Army since November and December 2020, and later found to be in a base in Niger State.
Also, a civil group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, said that the families and lawyers of most of the victims had “not been allowed to see them till date, and neither have they been charged to court nor given a fair trial and fair hearing.”
“The 112 mostly Igbo civilian residents of Oyigbo residency have for almost nine months remained in the Nigerian Army’s Alpha Military Commando Base located along Bida-Suleja Road, Bida in Niger State.
“They have also been held secretly without administrative or court bail”.
“Following the discovery of some secret locations where the abductees were taken to and held, in addition to public and media outcries and efforts of Barrister Richard Okoroafor, Intersociety and leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, 283 were judicially rescued and over 270 have remained in secret custody of the Nigerian Army”.
Metronetworknews gathered that, the deceased persons are: Ekweme Thomas, Pius Onochie, Obinna Akapuru and Monday Ifeanyi while the remaining persons unaccounted for are: Iwuoma Bright, Ochi Jacob, Nwakaego Ibe, Ebube Kelvin and Elvis Chigbu.
