demanded to know why she was arrested, one of the officers slapped her.
That they used her head tie to cover her head, face and mouth and also
asked questions about her political affiliation. That they took her to a dark
room, undressed her and beat her seriously until she collapsed. That they
called about 10 fat men to rape her but she insisted she has not known any
man before except her husband and it will be better for them to kill her.
When they heard this, they stopped. She further averred that she was
asked to make a statement under duress. That they poured water on her
and threw her on the floor without clothes. She had to be assisted on a
wheel chair to use the bathroom by two women. That she collapsed and
was taken to the clinic in NIA. She started urinating blood and was at the
clinic for about thirteen (13) days. She was also bleeding all over. That
afterwards, the officers brought very good medicines to heal their wounds
before they were taken to Court. Subsequently, they were taken to Mile 2
prison with poor food, no access to medicine and family visit. That the
Doctors in NIA said they should bath with hot water because of the injury,
however, they had no access to hot water in Mile 2 prison.
The 28th Applicant alleged that she was put in a truck, handcuffed and
taken to Mile 2 prison. That one of the officers kicked her on the back and
used her veil to cover her face. That she was asked to lie down on a table,
open her mouth and stick out her tongue. She further alleged that the
officers used vulgar languages on her while being beaten and slapped. She
was left with a swollen face and her ears burst to the extent that she lost
consciousness. That they later kept on pouring water on her until she
regained her consciousness. That she lost consciousness a second time
and sustained injuries all over her body. That the beatings were severe and
that she was urinating blood, after which she was carried on a wheel chair
to the NIA clinic.
The 30th Applicant, asserted that he was on his way from a business
transaction when he was arrested, handcuffed and put in a truck. That the
handcuff injured him on the wrist. That the officers took his statement and
put it in writing but was not given the opportunity to read the statement
before being asked to sign. His face was covered with a black cloth and he
was taken to another room where he was beaten up, placed on a table and
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