Pa James Oghorokor
The President-General of Okuama Community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Pa James Oghorokor, has reportedly died from torture and alleged inhumane treatment in military detention.
Oghoroko is one of the leaders arrested by the Nigerian military since August 2024.
The President-General of Okuama community was arrested alongside Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, Chief Belvis Adogbo, Dennis Okugbaye, Pa Anthony Ahwemuria and Mrs Rita Akata between August 18 and 20, and had remained in detentions since.
News of his death was disclosed in a statement on Thursday after leaders of Okuama had emergency meeting in the community.
The leaders and people of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South of Delta State also urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene on the Nigerian Army to release the six natives of Okuama Community.
They said the continuous incarceration of Prof. Arthur Ekpekpo, Belvis Adogbo, Dennis Okugbaye, Dennis Amalaka, and Owhemu Mabel of Okuama community for over 100 days is a clear violation of their fundamental human rights as they continue to languish in custody alleging sub-human conditions in detention.
They also claimed that the detained natives had underlying health conditions before they were taken away to detention.
According to them, several attempts to secure their release had not yielded any positive result.
They called on President Bola Tinubu to call the Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, to take further action towards the release of their natives claiming they are innocent of the suspicion of complicity in the March 14, 2024 massacre of military personnel in Okuama.
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