A popular rights activist, Okechukwu Nwanguma, has raised alarm over the arrest of his younger brother, David Nwanguma, who was whisked away to an undisclosed facility.
“David Nwanguma was arrested by some police officers as he stepped out of his residence No.12 BABALOLA ST AKOWONJO EGBEDA LAGOS on October 1, 2020,” Okechukwu, who is Executive Director of Rule of Law And Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), said Friday in a WhatsApp narrative.
“His phone remained switched off until this morning when he called his wife and told her he is detained at ‘Ebute Metta Police Station’. There are many police stations within Ebute Metta and his wife is not sure the particular police station. His phone has remained switched off.
“I checked at Afonka Police Station nearest to his residence at Akowonjo and there is no record that the police officers who carried out the arrest arrived there to notify of their mission. There is no way to ascertain David’s whereabouts.”
Okechukwu Nwanguma described the conduct of the policemen as “unprofessional”, adding: “It can better be described as abduction than arrest.”
He continued:
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