No fewer than 21 civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria and abroad have petitioned the federal government to probe assassination attempts on the life of Nnamdi Emeh, an imprisoned 27-year-old corps member.
Emeh, an IT specialist, was arrested in 2023 after he accused Patrick Agbazue, a police officer at the Rapid Response Squad Annexe, Akwuzu, formerly known as SARS Awkuzu, in Anambra State, of engaging in criminal activities. Emeh remains in incarceration at the Akwa Correctional Facility despite meeting bail conditions in May 2024.
After spending over a year in prison, there are new fears that Emeh is being targeted, and there are plans to kill him.
Via a statement titled ‘Save Whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh from Imminent Assassination in Nigerian Prison’, the CSOs urged the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Inspector General of Police, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, and the Minister of Interior to probe the matter.
“We, the undersigned, raise the alarm over a credible and imminent threat to the life of Nigerian whistleblower Nnamdi Emeh, who remains imprisoned despite being granted bail, after exposing grave human rights abuses allegedly committed by members of the Nigerian police,” the statement...
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