A statement by Festus Keyamo said his death was despite previous complaints by counsel representing him and his co-accused about the maltreatment they were receiving in custody at the hands of the Nigerian Government.
In its own reaction, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) said it received the news without surprise
MEND said the accused men “have been held under the most appalling conditions and exposed to toxic fumes in their cells,” and that Mr. Osuwo died as a result of such exposure and neglect
it said Mr. Osuwo’s body was smuggled out of Kuje prison, Abuja, to an unknown destination, shortly before midnight.
“Prior to his death in custody, Mr. Osuwo had been urinating and defecating on himself in the prison and despite pleas by his solicitors requesting that he be treated properly, no one attended to him,” Mr. Keyamo said. He noted that that on February 21, the suspect collapsed in court, which stalled hearing for that day.
Mr. Keyamo said that despite the order of the court on the day in question that Mr. Osuwo be medically attended to by the prisons authorities, no medication was administered on him, concluding that it was obvious that the authorities wanted him dead. He reiterated his alarm that other accused persons in the Independence Day 2010 bombing still in Kuje Prisons are facing similar conditions that claimed the life of Mr. Osuwo
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