GAY PRACTICE in our PRISONS. Keyamo Petitions Prisons Over Attempt To Sodomise Charles Okah

31 Jul 2013
Lagos lawyer, Festus keyamo, has written
a petition to the Comptroller General of
Nigeria Prisons, over allegations of acts of
sodomy taking place in Kuje Prison, in the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
In the petition dated Tuesday, Keyamo
complained that his client, Mr Charles
Okah, elder brother of jailed Henry Okah,
was almost Molested by some prison
officials on the pretext that they wanted
to confirm if he had stuffed some
substance in his anus.
According to the petition, “On
Wednesday, 3rd July, 2013, at about 6.30
am, some prison warders, specifically Mr.
Isah Musa (the chief clerk), Mr. Tanko
Gokuje, (the assistant yard master) and
three (3) other prison warders
(hereinafter referred to as the culprits)
entered our client’s cell (No.1) and
demanded to search his anus because
they claimed they had information that he
was hiding ‘incriminating’ materials
therein. Before entering his cell, they
made sure all other inmates were locked
up in their cells.”
The lawyer maintained that although
his client protested the so-called
examination, the warders
overwhelmed him in the cell, and when
he eventually allowed the examination
to be carried out, he saw Musa, the
chief clerk, undressing, armed with a
full and “sustained” Attention of his
organ, forcing him (Okah) to raise the
alarm, calling for help.
According to the petition, Okah had heard
of such acts of sodomy within the prison
among other inmates. But until that
fateful morning, he had not experienced
it.
In his words: “Having heard from other
inmates in the past that this is a known
pattern used by warders to sodomise
inmates, our client initially resisted the
attempt, but was forced to succumb after
much pressure and insistence by the
culprits.
“However, having succumbed, to the utter
shock and dismay of our client, he saw
that Mr. Isah Musa pulled off his clothes
and with the sustained Attention
attempted to carry out the acts of
sodomy on him. To achieve this, our
client was then held to the ground by Mr.
Tanko Gokuje and three (3) other warders.
Our client had to intensify his struggle
and resistance to prevent the completion
of the criminal act. Our client screamed
for help and this was heard by other
inmates.”
Keyamo said although the report of the
incident was made, the prison authorities
led by DCP Felix Lawrence, pleaded with
Okah not to formalise the complaint and
urged him to “kill the report”.
The lawyer noted that “this criminal act
has been reported as a common and
recurring phenomenon in the Nigerian
prisons. It simply shows the despicable
level of moral decadence of the officers
who are paid to take charge of prison
inmates.”
While urging the Comptroller General of
Prisons to investigate the allegation,
Keyamo called for the application of
“appropriate sanctions” on those found
wanton in the case.