Police tortured me, alleged I was gay, victim tells Edo judicial panel
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 Inhanrebhor and Pascal Omozee, told the Edo Judicial Panel that they were forced to pay N50,000 and N...
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