The Kwara police command says it
rescued 108 inmates of a rehabilitation centre known as Sumuratu Mumeen Arabic
Centre, Gaa-Odota area in Ilorin, the state capital.
Olaide Arikewuyo, one of the
female inmates, alleged that she was sexually abused by the uncle of the owner
of the centre. She said she has had three abortions as a result of the abuses.
“I am living with the owner of
the centre in their apartment and the uncle used to have carnal knowledge of me
every night,” she said.
“Since I have nobody to turn to
and it is not easy to escape from there. I have been abused by five men.
“In the process, I got
impregnated and had three abortions. I just thank God that the police came to
my rescue.”
Kayode Egbetokun, the state
commissioner of police, disclosed the recent effort while speaking with
journalists on Thursday.
Egbetokun said the command acted
on a tip-off and raided the centre where the inmates comprising 103 males and
five females were detained under inhuman conditions.
This is coming a day after 15
inmates were rescued at a rehabilitation centre in Adamawa. On Tuesday,
security operatives raided a religious centre in Zaria, Kaduna state, rescuing
11 inmates.
Earlier in Kaduna, 147 inmates
were set free by the police after a raid on another religious rehabilitation
centre in the state.
“Some of the victims were
observed to have some forms of infections and diseases and were not treated
while some others were mentally ill,” Egbetokun said.
“Some of them, during the
interview, claimed they were brought to the centre by their parents.”
The CP said the police command
would take care of the victims until their parents come to get them, adding
that investigation into the case was in progress.
Waliyu Aliu, one of the victims,
said he was taken to the centre because of his addiction to marijuana.
He said his parents believed he
would stop taking the drug after spending some months in rehab.
Abdulazeez Korede, another
victim, said: “my parents brought me there because I am a drug addict and they
want to stop me from taking hard drug.”
“But to my surprise, I was
chained and beaten up mercilessly and taken underground where other guys like
me were kept when my parents left.
“I was kept in a dungeon for four
months where there was no sunlight or window and no proper food.”
Tope Owonifari, an inmate, said
the owner of the centre collects N15,000 monthly from his parents as his food
allowance but “I was not given proper meal”.
“The owner of the centre charged
my parents N200, 000 for the treatment and I have spent four days here which is
like four years to me,” he said.
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