Nigeria: Stop Torture of Mahmood and 50 Other People Deadline ASAPFifteen-year-old Mahmood was arrested by the army, along with 50 other people – predominantly boys aged between 13 and 19. He was taken to the Sector Alpha military facility and tortured for three weeks. He had no contact with the outside world – including his family and lawyers. Soldiers made him walk and roll over broken bottles and watch other detainees being extra-judicially executed. Mahmood is just one of thousands of people tortured at the hands of the Nigerian police and military. The reliance on ‘confessions’ together with a corruption-riddled justice system provides the ideal setting. In fact, torture isn’t even a criminal offense in Nigeria. Click here to call on Nigerian authorities to stop torture at all detention centers, release detainees or charge them with an internationally recognized
