None of Mr Ogbonna's friends, relatives or his legal representative has been allowed to visit him since he has been transferred to Abuja.
Gabriel Ogbonna, a human rights lawyer based in Abia State, has been held in the custody of the State Security Service for over two months, despite court judgments ordering his release,On March 24, over 20 police officers in company of Chief of Staff to the Abia governor, Tony Agbazuere, and former Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon, stormed Mr Ogbonna’s chambers to arrest him.
Mr Ogbonna was, however, rearrested by SSS operatives on his way out of the correctional facility in Umuahia on the same day. This was after he had perfected the bail conditions. On June 29, the Federal High Court in Umuahia ordered that the SSS should release him unconditionally, thus awarding a N1.5 million damages in his favour.
“They should release my husband. He just spoke the truth and he is being persecuted for that. We need him. The children need him,” she said in a telephone interview. Worried about the condition of her husband, Mrs Ogbonna said there are possibilities that Mr Ogbonna’s health has worsened, noting that he suffers a chronic ulcer.In a similar vein, human rights activist and senior lawyer, Femi Falana, demanded that the SSS should, as a matter of urgency, ensure his immediate release and payment of the N1.5 million awarded in his favour by the court.
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