More than 200 inmates of an
“illegal rehabilitation centre” at Olore Central Mosque in the Ojo area of
Ibadan, Oyo state, have regained freedom.
Addressing reporters on Monday
Shina Olukolu, commissioner of police, said the centre was discovered following
a tip-off by an informant.
Olukolu said young men and women
who had been subjected to inhuman treatment were found at the centre.
He said five persons suspected to
be connected with the centre were arrested, adding that the police would secure
the facility and conduct further investigations.
The commissioner of police said
those involved would be prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others.
Faosat Sanni, commissioner for
women affairs in the state, said the victims would be relocated to a safer
place and those with health challenges would be taken to the hospital.
Narrating his ordeal, Bashir
Olanrewaju, one of the victims, said he had been at the centre since July 14,
2015.
Olarenwaju said he was brought to
the centre by his parent because he was an Indian hemp smoker.
According to him, some inmates
died while being tortured and their bodies taken to unknown location where they
were buried without informing their parents.
Another victim, Mutiu Amuda, said
the owner of the centre had sexual intercourse with some of the ladies held
there.
Amuda said that some of ladies
got pregnant in the process but aborted the pregnancies to prevent their
parents from knowing.
Another victim, Tiwalade Rofiat,
said she was brought to the centre by her parents because she was troublesome .
The owner of the mosque and
rehabilitation centre, Ismail Olore, said the parents of those found at the
centre brought them to him to heal them of their “illnesses.’’
Olore said some of parents even
instructed him to chain the wards brought to the centre, but he only used Quran
recitation to cure their illnesses.
Many inmates have regained
freedom across the country following raid carried out by security operatives.
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