Human Rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has commended the Federal Government and the Department of State Services for charging terrorism suspects before various courts in the country saying this reflects compliance with the dictates of the constitution.
Adeyanju says while the new move to charge terrorism suspects before various courts of competent jurisdiction is commendable, it must however be noted that more than 20,000 other suspects languish in various detention camps across the country. Some of these suspects have been in custody for more than fifteen years in many cases and this violates the constitution and human rights laws.
Additional, the human rights lawyer calls for the closure of notorious detention facility, Wawa Barracks in Niger State where terror suspects die regularly due to poor dentition facilities, starvation and lack of adequate medical care saying the centre is one of the worst detention facilities on the continent.
Signed:
Deji Adeyanju ESQ.