By ANOTHER detainee at the Nigerian Army detention, 81-year-old Dennis Okugbaye, who’s the Community Treasurer, has reportedly died in detention on Tuesday afternoon.
This is coming six days after the death of Okuama community President-General, Pa James Achovwuko Oghoroko, in Nigerian military detention.
Tension is mounting as the sad news of the death of the second person of the six arrested Okuama leaders filtered into Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Recall that the Okuama detainees were arrested in August 2024 and have been kept in custody by the military without trial.
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Okugbaye was arrested alyong late Oghoroko, Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, Chief Belvis Adogbo, Mrs. Mabel Owhemu and Mr. Dennis Malaka between August 18 and 20, 2024 and had remained in unknown detentions since.
Pastor Akpos Okugbaye broke the news of his father’s death to journalists on Tuesday.
Okuama Community, after the death of 72-year-old Oghoroko, has raised the alarm of the failing health of Pa Dennis Okugbaye, and demanded his immediate release.
The Okugbaye family has reportedly sent about N401,000 between Monday and Tuesday to cater for the failing health of Okugbaye through a source who revealed his worrying health status at the detention camp of the Nigerian Army headquarters, 6 Division, Bori Camp, Portharcourt.
The source who showed electronic transfer receipts of the money sent, also revealed that late Oghoroko also died in the same facility in Rivers State.
A secret military medical report of the Late Okugbaye dated 6th December, 2024 sighted by Vanguard signed on behalf of the Commandant has recommended his immediate release from custody owing to health issues and old age.
Unfortunately, Okugbaye died in detention without being released, thereby becoming the second Okuama person to die in military detention within one week.
Angry Okuama community people had, on Sunday, given the Nigerian Government and the Nigerian Army, a seven-day ultimatum to release the detainees or they would resort to self-help.
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