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ADVERTISEMENT A Benin-based tailor in his mid-30s, Johnson Eze, on Monday told the Edo State judicial panel of inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, how the police arrested him over an allegation that he was gay, tortured and extorted him of N100,000. Mr Eze said he was detained for three days at the Iyekogba Police Station in Benin on the orders of the area commander, Johnson Acha, who he further alleged abused and coerced him to sign a statement prepared by the police. Two other per...

A Benin-based tailor, Johnson Eze, on Monday told the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, how the police arrested him over an allegation that he was gay, tortured and extorted N100,000 from him. Also, he said he was unlawfully detained for three days at the Iyekogba Police Station in Benin on the orders of the Area Commander. He said that he was abused and coerced to sign a statement already prepared by the police. Similarly, two other victims, Hyacinth I...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin A Benin-based tailor in his mid-30s, Johnson Eze, on Monday told the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses of how the police arrested him over an allegation that he was gay, tortured and forcefully extorted N100, 000 from him. Eze, who said he was detained at the Iyekogba Police Station in Benin on the orders of the Area Commander for three days, alleged that he was abused and coerced to sign a statement alre...