The Zamfara State Government on Monday, busted a rehabilitation It was gathered that Governor Matawalle earlier got a wind of a On arrival, no fewer than 57 male and female inmates were found in The security operatives immediately released the inmates and took The Commissioner said the inmates were kept in a horrible manner Speaking to newsmen, the owner of the rehabilitation centre, Mallam He said he collected N15,700 for registration fees and another N10,000 monthly for food and medicine. “The duration for the rehabilitation is between three to six months However, some of the rescued inmates said they were being allowed to
centre in Gusau, the state capital and rescued 57 inmates tied in
chains.
secret existence of this center and immediately ordered his Commissioner
for Special Duties Alhaji Mohammed Saddiq Maiturare to lead a team of
Security operatives and some officials from the state Ministry for Women
and Children Affairs to the reported Center.
the squalid House which serves as the Center operated by one Malam
Iliyasu Abdullahi Gamagiwa. The inmates were reportedly found chained.
them to the state remand home where they were fed before the next line
of action to rehabilitate and reunite them with their families.
without proper care or adequate meals, adding that the state government
would profile the inmates to ascertain their age and where they came
from.
Abdullahi Iliyasu said he had been running the house for about 30 years.
after which a parent can come and pick his ward. But we don’t torture
any one here, we only rehabilitate them so that they become
well-mannered,” he said.
eat only once in a day, and whenever someone is admitted, he or she
would receive 50 lashes. They said they were packed in one room without
adequate ventilation.
Zamfara State Govt burst illegal rehabilitation centre, rescue 57 inmates tied in chains (photos)
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