A coalition of civil society organisations has told the Nigeria Police authorities to drop “trumped-up” charges against a whistleblower, Emeh Nnamdi.
Nnamdi, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps and an IT consultant serving with the Anambra State Police Command, was declared wanted by the command on February 20.
He was accused of unlawful possession of firearms, money laundering, defamation of character, fraud and impersonation.
The 26-year-old was subsequently arrested on March 3 by INTERPOL after two weeks of being on the run. He has since been detained at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Nnamdi had on February 16, 2023, through an online platform, Gistlover, revealed shocking details about how senior police officers in Zone 13 and Anambra State command were involved in extortion, extrajudicial execution, enforced disappearance, and organ harvesting of detainees in their custody.
In a statement signed by the various groups and made available to journalists in Awka, on Tuesday, the CSOs accused the police of high-handedness.
They also demanded prompt release of the report of a panel set up by the police authorities to investigate the allegation against the top police officers in Anambra State.
They insisted on the prosecution of all culpable officers.
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