Abdullahi Ishola, one of the
victims rescued from a “torture centre” in Zaria, Kaduna state, says a family
member lured him there from Osun state.
Speaking with reporters at the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) office in Kaduna on Tuesday,
Ishola said he bagged a diploma in mass communications from Ire Polytechnic in
Osun.
He also narrated his experience
in custody.
“A family member just took me
there and all of a sudden, I found myself in chains. I was chained in the leg
and hands and ever since then, I have been under unbearable inhuman treatment,”
he said.
“I was beaten regularly and
denied foods for several days.”
He expressed gratitude to operatives
of the NSCDC for facilitating his release.
But Muktar Aliyu, one of the
operators of the centres, denied maltreating the inmates, saying the victims
were brought to the centre by their parents.
Parading operators of the centre,
Nnegha Onyema, the state deputy commandant of the NSCDC, said three inmates
died as result of “unbearable conditions at the centres”.
“We bust two of the centres:
Limanchi Corner and Marmara Centres all in Zaria and evacuated 11 inmates
ranging from 11-40 years of age while one other centre had released their
inmates following information that other centres had been busted but we
arrested the operator,” he said.
Hadiza Balarabe, deputy governor
of Kaduna, said government would take necessary actions against the operators
while the victims would be provided necessary medical care before handing them
over to their parents.
She called on parents to desist
from taking their children to such centres.
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