The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday raised concerns over the continued detention of over 350 Nigerians, primarily of Igbo origin, been reportedly held in secret facilities across the country.
The group revealed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
According to IPOB, some of those detained were arrested during the 2020 #EndSARS protests and have faced severe human rights abuses, including torture and allegations of illegal organ harvesting.
The group said that Igbos are disproportionately targeted, with many being wrongfully accused of involvement with IPOB or the Eastern Security Network (ESN). IPOB also noted that individuals from other ethnic groups have been detained in similar conditions.
IPOB identified the secret detention facilities where over 350 Igbos and people from other ethnic groups were currently being held incommunicado to include: Wawa Military Base; Kanji Dam detention centre; Niger State barrack and prison (Over 350 Igbo Biafrans, some Nigerians abducted during EndSars protest) are dumped there; The DSS headquarters, Abuja; Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Abattoir, Abuja; Tiger base Police detention, Owerri, Imo State; Goodluck Jonathan’s Army barrack Ohafia, Abia state and Zone 9, Umuahia, Abia state detention center.
Others are; Zone 13 Ukpo, Anambra state; Onitsha Army Barracks, Anambra state; Navy base Ogbaru, Anambra state; SARS Awkuzu Ukpo, Anambra state; 82 division Enugu military barracks, Enugu State; Obinze Army Barracks Owerri, Imo State; Central police station headquarters Umuahia, Abia State; State CID headquarters Awka, Anambra state and Naval Base Asaba, Delta State.
Also identified by IPOB are; Enugu maximum prison, Enugu State; Port Harcourt maximum prison, River State; Aba prison, Abia state; Abakaliki prisons, Ebonyi state; Uyo prisons, Akwa Ibom; Owerri prison, Imo state; Kuje Prison, Abuja; Keffi Prison, Abuja; Suleja prison, Niger state; Nigeria military intelligence detention facility, Abuja
