Blessing, wife of Thomas
Ewansiha, a Nigerian student who died in custody of Malaysian immigration authorities,
has alleged that her husband was murdered.
Ewansiha, 34-year-old doctoral
student of management at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in
Selangor and father of two, was arrested by the immigration officials during a
raid on foreigners on July 4.
In a statement on Monday, she
said he was killed shortly after he arrived from a trip to Nigeria.
“Even with a valid visa on him,
they took him away and locked him up and the immigration office didn’t inform
the school until he died in their custody,” she said.
“Mr. Thomas Orhionsefe Ewansiha,
who just visited Edo State, Nigeria, apparently wanted to share the experiences
of his visit to Nigeria and deliver some messages from loved ones to his fellow
countrymen also living in Malaysia.
“On arrival at the destination,
he called his friend who stayed in one of the apartments to meet him at a
particular restaurant as he wanted to have his dinner since he came from afar.
“While waiting for his meal,
immigration officers in a commando-style operation swooped in on him in what
was later discovered to be a raid on the neighbourhood of black immigrants.
“He was shocked, but he remained
calm, knowing fully well that he had all his necessary documents and permits
intact. Within the commotion that took place, Ori Baba was beaten, manhandled
and handcuffed. He was forced to sit on the floor while the immigration
officers raided other apartments, finally arresting over 20 black immigrants.
“My husband tried in vain to
explain to the mean-looking immigration officers that he had his valid papers
on him and was, indeed, a responsible and insurance paying immigrant with no
blemish on his record.
“He told them how he came to
Malaysia to study, got his B.Sc from Twintech International University College of
Technology, Malaysia, M.Sc from Limkokwing University, Malaysia and was doing
his PhD at Limkokwing University, Malaysia.”
Blessing said her husband held a
valid student visa and had a clean record, yet he was tortured and handcuffed.
She said the death of her husband
was suspicious, adding that the family would conduct a fresh autopsy.
“After my husband’s death, he was
taken to a hospital where they carried out an autopsy. Both sides of his neck
were cut down to his chest and lower abdomen. They tore the upper and lower
parts of his body without our consent,” she said.
“No Nigerian, no family member
was there. They don’t have any right to do that. It is suspicious and that is
why we want to perform a fresh autopsy on him.
“A concerted effort to conceal
what really transpired and a grand effort to hide their role in the proximate
cause of his death. The immigration officers on raid came in private vehicles
and there was nothing to identify them as immigration officers because they were
not in uniform.
“They rushed out of their various
vehicles, holding sticks and they were chasing Nigerians. My husband’s car was
parked close by, so he was about rushing into his car and that was when they
held him and handcuffed him alongside other victims.”
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