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Police Detain, Allegedly Torture Woman Who Later Died
Police Detain, Allegedly Torture Woman Who Later Died
Ekohotblog, September 14, 2020….A 20-year-old lady identified as Bilikisu Isa, has died from complications she sustained after she was allegedly tortured by the police.
The deceased who was from Aso Mararaba, in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State was arrested alongside her friend, Rukayya Muhammed on August 31.
Ms. Muhammed who narrated what happened at the police station said that her friend was arrested and tortured in connection with an alleged theft carried out by a man simply identified as “Abdul,” said to be the deceased ex-lover.
Bilikisu Isa
Giving details into the incident, Bilkisu’s friend, Rukayya Muhammed, said while they were both detained, Bilkisu was forced to remove her hijab (head covering) and repeatedly beaten with wire until she fainted.
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“The inspector slapped, flogged and hid Bilikisu, but he gave me his number that he likes me and spared me from torture.
She fainted in the station. He poured water on her,” Ms Muhammed said.
Rukayya Muhammed
She added, “The police OC even went ahead and started calling Bilikisu names like ashawo, prostitute, accusing her of visiting the suspect in the hotel without evidence,” she said.
Speaking with Members of Bilikisu’s family, they confirmed that both ladies were arrested on the same day but after their release, Bilikisu started bleeding and vomiting before she died on Sunday.
“She was no longer in any relationship with the suspect since last year, still the police picked and harassed her publicly.” a family member said.
When visited, Bilikisu’s mother, Hadiza Isa, said her daughter was sick before she was arrested.
Bilikisu’s mother, Hadiza Isa
“We begged the police to leave my daughter alone due to her illness but they ignored our pleas. They rather detained and tortured her for hours that caused her death,” Mrs Isa said in an interview with this reporter.
“I am appealing for support from the general public for those that led to the death of my daughter to be brought to justice,” she said amidst sobs.
The elder brother of the deceased, Zakariya Isa, also noted that Bilikisu was ill when she was arrested and after she was released “we never noticed on time that the torture left her with internal injury that claimed her life.”
When news men visited the police outpost located along Calvary Road, Maraba, where Bilikisu was allegedly tortured, the officer-in-charge, who declined to give his name but was identified by truecaller as Alpha Lamurde, denied all allegations.
police outpost located along Calvary Road, Maraba
Subsequent calls placed to his line for further reaction were futile as his line was not reachable.
The spokesman of the Nasarawa police command, Ramhan Nansel, also denied the allegations. He said Bilikisu was released “unconditionally” and was “not tortured.”
“The incident happened in a car dealership center in Maitama, Abuja. The Abdul in question took the ATM card of his boss who reported him to the police,” Mr Nansel said on Sunday.
While Mr Nansel said that Bilikisu was arrested because she was seen “at the crime scene,”
Opposing Nansel’s allegation, Bilikisu’s mother said her daughter was arrested in their Karu residence.
Mr Nansel faced with confronting question said that the information he got was that she was arrested in Abdul’s house.
“The lady in question (Bilikisu) was also in the house when the police stormed the house,” he added, saying investigation was still ongoing on the whereabouts of Abdul.
Mr Nansel maintained that she was not tortured, denying allegations of torture witnessed by Bilikisu’s friend.
“No one can be interrogated without a lawyer,” he said.
When being confronted with reasons as to why the deceased was then released despite not having a Lawyer, the police spokesman maintained that she was not tortured, rather she had been sick before the arrest.
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