To: NIGERIA - MOSES AKATUGBA
NIGERIA - MOSES AKATUGBA
Commute Moses Akatugba's death sentence and institute an independent investigation into Moses Akatugba’s allegations of torture by the police in Delta State.
Why is this important?
When he was only 16 years old, Moses Akatugba was arrested and tortured. He reports being beaten by the police, shot in the hand, and hung for hours at the station. Moses states he only signed the confession agreeing he was involved in a robbery because of the torture and asserts his innocence. In November 2013, after eight years of waiting for a verdict, Moses was sentenced to death.
No one should experience this level of brutality. No one should be pressured to confess through torture. And no one under the age of eighteen at the time of the criminal offense should be sentenced to death.
No one should experience this level of brutality. No one should be pressured to confess through torture. And no one under the age of eighteen at the time of the criminal offense should be sentenced to death.
