By Our Reporter
Human Rights and advocacy group, Police Brutality and Human Rights Advocacy (PBHRA) in Nigeria has appealed to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to charge the Executive Director of the group, Ismail Ibrahim, to court after eight months of illegal detention.
Comrade Ismail was arrested shortly after his letter to the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Ayodele Sonubi dated 25th October, 2020, titled: “Urgent Appeal For The Release Of Ten EndSARS protesters illegally Detained At The Oyo State Police Command And Investigation Into Killing of Two Of Them By The Police Which Was Supervised By The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi,”
demanding for the release of ten EndSARS protesters after spending many months in detention without trial.
In a letter of appeal demanding end to the illegal detention of Ismail Ibrahim, signed by the Secretary General of Police Brutality and Human Rights Advocacy (PBHRA), Awolola Adebisi, dated 20th June, 2021, titled: ‘A Request That You Charge Executive Director of Police Brutality and Human Rights Advocacy (PBHRA) Ismail Ibrahim To Court Now After Eight Months Of Illegal Detention’, reads in part, “PBHRA officially requests that you charge Comrade Ismail Ibrahim, Executive Director of Police Brutality and Human Rights Advocacy to court now, this follows his arrest over a letter he sent to you dated, 25th October, 2020 demanding for the justice of ten EndSARS protesters who were arrested by Oyo State Police Command on 13th October, 2025 in Ibadan during a peaceful protest tagged #EndSARS organised by the EndSARS movement at the Mokola Ibadan Oyo State.
We are aware that you illegally kept him behind the bar with the allegation that he is the financial of the EndSARS movement, you are not in your capacity to act as a judge, which is the reason we request that you charge him to a court or e modify Nigerian youth against police.”
PBHRA is a dedicated non-governmental organization based in Nigeria committed to the promotion of human rights with a specific focus on brutality and fostering accountability within law enforcement agencies.
