Amnesty International Nigeria has held an outreach to sensitise and empower the public, especially those who have been victims of torture from security operatives, on its effects on the people and on how such victims can seek redress.
Through its Stop Torture Project, Amnesty International Nigeria held the community outreach in Mpape community in Abuja with a panel on reporting torture and seeking justice.
The event which equally featured a drama was equally aimed at “deepening understanding of torture” among the people.
In a statement made available to newsmen by its media manager in Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International also said that the event was attended by leaders of various groups of Mpape community, including a victim of torture who narrated his ordeal to the gathering.
The statement quoted the…
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