Keyamo kicks over Attempt to Sodomise Charles Okah in prison
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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Lagos
lawyer, Festus keyamo, has written a petition to the Comptroller General of
Nigeria Prisons, over allegations of acts of sodomy taking place in Kuje
Prison, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
In
the petition dated Tuesday, Keyamo complained that his client, Mr Charles Okah,
elder brother of jailed Henry Okah, was almost raped by some prison officials on
the pretext that they wanted to confirm if he had stuffed some substance in his
anus.
According
to the petition, “On Wednesday, 3rd July, 2013, at about 6.30 am, some prison
warders, specifically Mr. Isah Musa (the chief clerk), Mr. Tanko Gokuje, (the
assistant yard master) and three (3) other prison warders (hereinafter referred
to as the culprits) entered our client’s cell (No.1) and demanded to search his
anus because they claimed they had information that he was hiding
‘incriminating’ materials therein. Before entering his cell, they made sure all
other inmates were locked up in their cells.”
The
lawyer maintained that although his client protested the so-called examination,
the warders overwhelmed him in the cell, and when he eventually allowed the examination
to be carried out, he saw Musa, the chief clerk, undressing, armed with a full
and “sustained” erection of his organ, forcing him (Okah) to raise the alarm,
calling for help.
According
to the petition, Okah had heard of such acts of sodomy within the prison among
other inmates. But until that fateful morning, he had not experienced it.
In
his words: “Having heard from other inmates in the past that this is a known
pattern used by warders to sodomise inmates, our client initially resisted the
attempt, but was forced to succumb after much pressure and insistence by the
culprits.
“However,
having succumbed, to the utter shock and dismay of our client, he saw that Mr.
Isah Musa pulled off his clothes and with the sustained erection attempted to
carry out the acts of sodomy on him. To achieve this, our client was then held
to the ground by Mr. Tanko Gokuje and three (3) other warders. Our client had
to intensify his struggle and resistance to prevent the completion of the
criminal act. Our client screamed for help and this was heard by other
inmates.”
Keyamo
said although the report of the incident was made, the prison authorities led
by DCP Felix Lawrence, pleaded with Okah not to formalise the complaint and
urged him to “kill the report”.
The
lawyer noted that “this criminal act has been reported as a common and
recurring phenomenon in the Nigerian prisons. It simply shows the despicable
level of moral decadence of the officers who are paid to take charge of prison
inmates.”
While
urging the Comptroller General of Prisons to investigate the allegation, Keyamo
called for the application of “appropriate sanctions” on those found wanton in
the case.
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