Leo Igwe
Leo Igwe and his father were arrested this morning.
The police team was led by Dr Edward Uwa the university leacturer who raped a ten year old student Miss Daberechi Anongam…About three years ago, Dr Uwa invited Ms Daberechi Anongam to do some house chores for him and forced her to bed, covering her mouth and raped her. She sustained several injuries in her private part. Leo Igwe and his family members led an intensive campaign for justice for Ms Daberechi. After a lot of intrigues,the police now started a prosecution on the matter at Ahiazu magistrate court Imo State. Since then, Leo Igwe and his family have known no peace as several pettitions have been written against them to intimidate them to submission and to abandon the struggle for justice.
Now they’ve been accused of murdering someone – someone who died of AIDS some time ago.
Fortunately, Leo and his father have now been released on bail, but they’re obviously still vulnerable to being framed. Attention must be paid.
I telephoned the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa yesterday. They were very polite and said they would look into it. I doubt that had anything to do with the Igwes release, but it is good to see that they have a breather in their legal battle, and are not in immediate danger from the police. I have – well, enjoyed, is not quite the word for it – attended to his B&W pieces on how African children die, and witchcraft in Africa. Given the messy legalities in Nigeria, Leo and his father are obviously not out of danger, and people like this deserve all the support we can give them. Can we do more than just keep watch? I don’t think another phone call to the High Commission would do very much at all.
Well done Eric.
I’m wondering if it would be a complete waste of time to write to the White House and the State Department. I should think a whisper from them might do wonders.