Decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on Admissibility Communication 653/17 - Desmond Nunugwo v. Federal Republic of Nigeria Summary of the Complaint: 1. The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Secretariat), Desmond received a Nunugwo Complaint (the on Victim), 25 February from Rose 2017 on Breivogel behalf and Mr of Elizabeth Baumerich (the Complainants), who are represented by Rechtsanwalt Holger Hembach of Hembach Legal (the Representative). 2. The Complaint is submitted against the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the Respondent State), State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the African Charter).' 3. The Complainants submit that they are the Victim's sisters, and that they currently reside in Germany. The Complainants state that the Victim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1965. They further state that the Victim was Chief Protocol Officer at the Ministry of Defence of the Respondent State, and died "in the night of 9/10 June 2016 after being taken into custody and interrogated by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)." 4. The Complainants allege that on 9 June 2016, the Victim went to his attorney's office to obtain legal advice on a private matter. They further allege that at approximately 5 p . m . , operatives of EFCC entered the Jaw office and took the Victim to the premises of EFCC in Abuja. The Complainants add that "it appears that he was questioned". 5. The Complainants aver that about six (6) hours after his detention, the Victim was taken to an Complainants add undisclosed hospital, where he died shortly after. The that the Victim was 51 years old and that he had been in perfect health condition before his detention. 6. The Complainants submit that the EFCC issued a press release after the Victim's death, stating that the Victim "had fraudulently obtained 91 Million Nigerian Naira (approximately 3, 143, 619 U SO) from an acquaintance by le a ding her to belie ve that he coul d invest it in a profitable way in Dub a i . " The Complain a nts furthe r subm i t that the had confessed tr ansferring 30 to havi n g M illion received Nigerian press the N aira release contends that the Victim money from his ac to an account in Nor nee · and "':,�;:�··.,., /0��·, \\ . . �� �� � . i ' �· ll' c 'fr.�..-.,�:U·U:<..-.;':1 1 The Federal Republic of Nigeria ratified the African Charter on 22 June 1983. / �,r�1"'""''.f/ ....__� 1