Alleged extra-judicial killing in Enugu: NHRC requests for coroner’s inquest

 The commission had in 2014 received a complaint from the Enugu office of the Civil Liberties Organisation alleging that the late Chukuma Iheizie, a 30- year-old male, was extra-judicially killed by one Mr. Bolu of the Special Anti-robbery Squad of Enugu State Police Command.In line with the commission’s Standing Order and Rules of Procedure, the […]

 The commission had in 2014 received a complaint from the Enugu office of the Civil Liberties Organisation alleging that the late Chukuma Iheizie, a 30- year-old male, was extra-judicially killed by one Mr. Bolu of the Special Anti-robbery Squad of Enugu State Police Command.
In line with the commission’s Standing Order and Rules of Procedure, the commission undertook a preliminary investigation into the complaint and discovered additional human remains of about 50 young men (with red marker on them) at the same mortuary where Chukwuma Ihezie’s body was deposited.
In the exercise of its statutory mandate, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Bem Angwe, has requested for the coroner’s inquest into the alleged killings to enable the commission determine whether or not a systemic case of extra-judicial execution has occurred in the circumstance.
Prof Angwe stated that extra-judicial execution is a violation of right to life contrary to Section 33 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended); Article 4, of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Meanwhile an ICT firm, Citadel Oracle Concept Limited had petitioned NHRC, seeking it’s intervention in an alleged contract scam.
In a petition dated June 15, 2015 and addressed to the Executive Secretary NHRC, the ICT firm is alleging that certain persons and companies  impersonated it’s name to carry out a contract it
prequalified, bided and awarded by FIRS sometimes in 2012. The alleged contract was said to be three lots, to supply computer hardware to FIRS offices.
The petition which was signed by the firm’s counsel, Eyinnaya Uwaezuoke of Phoenix Solicitor, claimed the “contract was stolen by certain individual and companies who performed the said contract in
our client name and caused an account to be open in our client’s name at Access Bank Plc, Awolowo road branch…”
The petition further states that the company only became of aware of “these nefarious act” as a result of a witholding tax payment on this tax account and unpaid VAT charge which the FIRS demanded from our client.