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Nigeria: Police Raid 'Torture Centre' in Oyo, Free 259
Premium Times, 4 November 2019
Police officers from the Oyo State Police Command on Monday raided an Islamic school located at Ojoo area of Ibadan, the state capital and freed 259 students who were being… Read more »
Hundreds of Captives Freed from Islamic 'Rehab Centre' in Nigeria
The police have rescued 259 captives from an illegal detention centre in a mosque in Ibadan, Oyo State. Many captives said they were physically and sexually abused and chained up to prevent them from escaping. In the past month, more than 1,000 people have been rescued from similar institutions in Nigeria. Officials have likened the facilities to torture centres, and have vowed to close them down.
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Nigeria: 259 People Freed From Abusive Islamic Institution
DW, 5 November 2019
The captives, women and children amongst them, were "held as slaves and engaged in forced labor." Nearly 1,500 people have been rescued from abusive Islamic institutions since… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Police Release 259 Captives in Oyo State
RFI, 5 November 2019
Nigerian police have released 259 people held captive at an Islamic rehabilitation center in the southwestern city of Ibadan, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Police Discover Torture Center in Ibadan, Rescue 400 Captives
Daily Trust, 4 November 2019
The Oyo state police command, on Monday, rescued over 400 captives, who were held hostage at a mosque around Ojoo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Read more »
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Students had come to study the Koran at a school in northern Nigeria but were instead subjected to abuse. The detainees spoke of being tortured, chained up and some said they were ... Read more »
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A 78-year-old Muslim cleric has been arrested in northern Nigeria over the alleged torture and abuse of students who attended his Islamic boarding school. This follows in the wake ... Read more »
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The government is under pressure to regulate the activities of Islamic schools, following the raid and rescue of over 300 boys and men from a building that claimed to be an Islam Read more »
