Officials at the Kaduna custodial centre have demanded that relatives of inmates who died during the April 1 violent protest at the centre must sign an undertaking absolving the authorities of being responsible for the deaths.
The undertaking reads in part; "On behalf of the family of the above named inmate (late), we are pleading with the Nigerian Correctional Service to release his body to me for burial, and that we don't have anything against the Nigerian Correctional Service about his death.
Upon getting to the custodial centre in the company of representatives of three other families, Mr Usman said right in the office of the deputy controller in charge of the centre, he was handed a copy of the letter serving as an undertaking.
Felix's name was written as replacement for the late inmate's name in the copy, while the details of where the family representative's name should be inserted is also clearly indicated," Mr Usman told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone.
NCS speaks
Since the deputy controller of corrections in charge of the centre refused to speak, our reporter pretended to be one of the late Felix's relation to speak to the centre's welfare officer, Abubakar Sadangi, who confirmed the development.
