Open Letter to Amnesty International

Re: Detention of Chief Bassey Ekpo Bassey

Sunday December 17, 2000

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Amnesty International
99-119 Roseberry Avenue
London EC1 4RE
United Kingdom

Dear Sir or Madam,

On behalf of the Niger Delta Congress, we wish to bring to your notice the continued arrest, detention, psychological torture and denial of bail to Chief Bassey Ekpo Bassey a member of our organization based in Calabar, Cross River State , Nigeria.

To the best of our knowledge, Chief Bassey has not been convicted of any offence. He is being held for his political beliefs and activism.

We would be grateful if you could join us in appealing to the Nigerian Government to see that justice is done and Chief Bassey released.

References

• NLC calls for release of Ekpo Bassey
• Ekpo Bassey, detained AD chieftain, misses bail again
• Court remands Bassey, AD chieftain, in prison custody
• Bassey Ekpo Bassey's wife demands release of husband
• Cross River Police arrest AD chieftain for sponsoring violence

Sgd.
Orok Edem
Secretary

cc:
Human Rights Watch
President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria
Speaker, House of Assembly Nigeria
Head of Commonwealth
Head of OAU

 

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