The filmmakers spent 20 days in detention without being charged to court by the Nigerian government.
One of the three Israeli filmmakers arrested by the Department of State Services , Rochman Rudy, has said the torture they suffered at the hands of the Nigerian secret police shows the suffering of the Igbos in Nigeria.
In July, Rochman a Zionist activist was arrested alongside filmmaker Noam Leibman and French-Israeli journalist, E. David Benaym by officials of the DSS on allegations that they supported the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra . They were arrested at Ogidi village, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State while shooting a documentary titled, “We Were Never Lost”, which explores Jewish communities in African countries such as Kenya, Madagascar, Uganda, and Nigeria.
The filmmakers reportedly spent 20 days in detention without being charged to court by the Nigerian government.