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Ibrahim Ramalan
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Ibrahim Ramalan is a graduate of Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. With nearly a decade-long, active journalism practice, Mr Ramalan has been able to rise from a cub reporter to the exalted position of an editor; first as Arts Editor with the Blueprint Newspapers before resigning in 2019; second and presently as an Associate Editor of the Daily Nigerian online newspaper. He can be reached via ibroramalan@gmail.com, or www.facebook.com/ibrahim.ramalana, or @McRamalan on Twitter.
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The Kwara State Police Command has uncovered another rehabilitation center, Sumuratu Mumeen Arabic Centre, Gaa-Odota Area in Ilorin, where 108 people detained under inhuman condition were rescued.The State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun made this known on Thursday in Ilorin while briefing newsmen in his office.

Mr Egbetokun said the command acted on an intelligence surveillance and raided the centre where 103 males and five females were discovered unlawfully detained in the centre.

“Some of the victims were observed to be have some forms of infections and diseases and were not treated while some others were mentally ill.

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“Some of them during interview claim they were brought to the centre by their parents,” said the CP.

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He said investigation was ongoing and that the police command would take care of the victims until their parents come to fetch them.

One of the victims, Waliyu Ali, said his parents brought him there because he was addicted to Indian Hemp.

He added that his parents believed that the place was a rehabilitation centre and that he would stop smoking Indian Hemp after spending some months there.

Another victim, Abdulazeez Korede, said “my parents brought me there because I am a drug addict and they want to stop me from taking hard drug.

“But to my surprise I was chained and beaten up mercilessly and taken under ground where other guys like me were kept when my parents left.

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“I was kept in a dungeon for four months where there was no sunlight or window and no proper food.”

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Another inmate, Tope Owonifari, said he was taken there because he was troublesome and used to smoke cigarette.

He added that despite the founder collecting N15,000 monthly food allowance from his parents, “I was not given proper meal”.

“The owner of the centre charged my parents N200,000 for the treatment and I have spent four days here which is like four years to me,” he added.

He commended the Kwara police command for rescuing them.

One of the female victims, Olaide Arikewuyo, said she had spent five years in the centre and alleged that she had been sexually abused by the uncle of the owner of the facility.

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“I am living with the owner of the centre in their apartment and the uncle used to have canal knowledge of me every night.

“Since I have nobody to turn to and it is not easy to escape from there, I have been abused by five men.

“In the process, I got impregnated and had three abortions. I just thank God that the police came to my rescue,” she said.

Similar camps were recently discovered by the police in Kaduna and Katsina states.

Consequently, President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 19 directed the police to uncover all centres and rescue those held there.

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