7.
The Complainants allege that the press release also states that an investigation
into the circumstances of the Victim's death would be launched, but they add
that
as
at
the
time
of
submission
of
the
Complaint,
"no
effective
and
independent investigation has been carried out."
8.
The
Complainants
established,
no
state
autopsy
that
has
the
been
Victim's
cause
performed,
of
the
death
has
officers
interviews have not been identified and questioned,
not
been
conducting
the
no indictment has been
lodged, no arrests have been made and no information on the circumstances of
the Victim's death has been made available to his family.
9.
The
Complainants
contend
that
family
members
of
the
Victim
and
legal
representatives engaged by the family, have on multiple occasions drawn the
attention of authorities, including the EFCC Chairperson, the divisional police
station, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Respondent State
and
the
Nigerian
Embassy
in
Germany,
to
the
unclear
circumstances
surrounding the Victim's death and the need to investigate the matter.
10. The Complainants aver
that the EFCC has not responded
to two (2)
letters
dated 27 June 2016 and 11
August 2016; the divisional police station has also
not
urging
responded
to
a
letter
the
conduct
of
an
investigation;
and
the
Nigerian Embassy in Germany informed the Complainants that it would pass
the letter to the appropriate bodies.
11. The Complainants submit that upon further inquiry at the police station, they
were informed
that
the
Victim
died
of natural
causes,
without any
further
explanation.
12. The
Complainants
further
representative of the Ministry
submit
that
of Justice and
following
Attorney
their
complaint,
General
a
had assured
them that an independent probe into the Victim's death would be carried out.
The
Complainants
state
that
upon
follow-up
letters
by
their
legal
representative as well as Amnesty International in Nigeria, which seized itself
of the matter, the Ministry of Justice ultimately referred the case back to local
police. The Complainants add that local police "consulted on matters regarding
the case with the EPCC, the very body suspected of being responsible for Mr
Nunugwo's death."
13. The Complainants allege that w h i l e there has been some discussion on experts
suitable to conduct the post mortem and the way to proceed, there is v i r tu a l l y
no progress in the investigation, and no serious steps have been taken to clarify
the circumstances of the Victim's death.
14. The Complainants state that the widow of the Victim appeared on a television
reality
show
aimed
at bringing
human
rights
issues
to
the attention
of
public, in which she related how she became aware of the death of the V"
through a press release issued by the EFCC. The Complainants further
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