Nigeria’s famous anonymous whistleblower, PIDOMNigeria, now identified as Isaac Bristol, has endured the most gruesome dehumanising treatment since his abduction and unlawful detention by the Nigeria Police Force on August 5.
Following his abduction by 15 heavily armed men wearing mufti, PIDOM was reportedly handcuffed and kept in solitary confinement for six days without food at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, a gross violation of his fundamental rights.
Subsequently, the authorities blocked his constitutional right to accessibility. On Saturday, a member of his legal team was denied access to him based on a “new directive.” This violation has greatly impacted his access to food, toiletries and communication with his family and legal team.
An anonymous source familiar with the case reliably told West Africa Weekly that there are plans to transfer PIDOM in the dead of night to a dark site following public outrage about his abduction and subsequent torture and illegal detention, further making him inaccessible.
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The source said, “If he survives this transfer, he may be held incommunicado to his relative and legal representatives,” clearly violating his rights. According to him, PIDOM will be charged with working against national security by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) while labelling him a “kidnapper”.
Nigerians have called for the immediate, unconditional release of PIDOM and other 2,000 #EndBadGovernance protesters detained for protesting hunger in the current administration.
“There is no case against Isaac Bristol Tamunobiefiri, and he must be released from the dungeon of the FCID with immediate speed. PIDOM and the 2000 #EndBadGovernance protesters in police and DSS custody have committed no offence and must, therefore, be released unconditionally.”
– parallelfacts