Families of military officers facing trial over an alleged coup plot have raised concerns over the health and welfare of their detained relatives, alleging that some are suffering from injuries, deteriorating eyesight and respiratory complications after spending months in detention.
Families of the detained military officers addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday… Photo Credit: Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
The relatives, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Friday, appealed to the Federal Government and military authorities to ensure transparency in the ongoing court-martial proceedings and allow independent medical examinations of the accused officers.
Speaking on behalf of the families, Aisha Yusuf said the detained officers and their relatives had endured months of emotional trauma and uncertainty since their arrest about nine months ago.
Yusuf maintained that the families were not challenging the military’s authority or seeking to interfere with the judicial process, but were concerned about what they described as a lack of transparency in the trial.
