In early March 1996, Jude Sinnee, a newspaper vendor in Bori, an Ogoni settlement in Rivers State, was arrested at his newsstand by armed agents of the Rivers State Internal Security Task Force. The agents, led by a Major Obi, also confiscated 500 copies of various publications, including 100 copies of the daily newspaper “National […]
In early March 1996, Jude Sinnee, a newspaper vendor in Bori, an
Ogoni settlement in Rivers State, was arrested at his newsstand
by armed agents of the Rivers State Internal Security Task Force.
The agents, led by a Major Obi, also confiscated 500 copies of
various publications, including 100 copies of the daily newspaper
“National Concord”. Sinnee’s accumulated sales for the day were
also seized. No official reason was given for his arrest. Sinnee
was later transported to the Task Force’s office at Kpor, near
Bori, where efforts to secure his release have been unsuccessful
to date.
Sinnee, a disabled person, is currently on a hunger strike to
protest being held incommunicado.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
Jude Sinnee, and calling for his immediate and unconditional
release
Appeals To
His Excellency General Sani Abacha
Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces
State House
Abuja
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Fax: +234 95 232 138
His Excellency Lieutenant-General D. Oladipo Diya
Vice-Chairman
Provisional Ruling Council
State House
Abuja
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Fax: +234 95 232 138
His Excellency Michael Agbamuche
Attorney General and Minister of Justice
Federal Ministry of Justice
Lagos, Nigeria
Fax: +234 95 232 138
The Nigerian diplomatic representative in your country
(in Canada)
High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
295 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1R9 Canada
Fax: +1 613 236 0529
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