According to the testimony, the detainees stated that they were forced under duress to memorise and recite statements prepared by their interrogators instead of giving voluntary confessions.
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has again barred lawyers and family members from visiting military officers detained over an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu, a move that came shortly after explosive allegations of torture were made in court.
Multiple sources familiar with the matter told SaharaReporters that the restriction on access followed testimony presented during a trial-within-a-trial, a legal procedure used to determine whether confessional statements were obtained voluntarily and are therefore admissible as evidence.
During the proceedings, several of the detained military officers and witnesses reportedly testified that they were subjected to torture and other forms of coercion during interrogation on the orders of Brigadier General Nicholas Ashinze, a senior military intelligence officer.
According to the testimony, the detainees stated that they were forced under duress to memorise and recite statements prepared by their interrogators instead of giving voluntary confessions.
