Ikechukwu Henry: Abducted by Security ‘Personnel’
Ikechukwu Henry from Orlu in Imo state was abducted on 23 August 2021 from his residence at Garki Enugu
at 2:00 am, by security agents over alleged membership of IPOB.
His 27-year-old wife, a mother of one, narrated
the harrowing experience to Amnesty International:
“They [the abductors] were in military uniform, 10 to 15 men. They invaded our compound at about 2:00am. They started knocking on our door. I was not aware of those who were knocking. I usually wake up in the middle of the night to breastfeed my three-month-old baby. So, when I woke up, I was scared because of the knocks on the door. When I opened the door, I saw men in uniform. They had surrounded our house.
“They dragged me out and asked: “Where is Henry?” Before I could reply to them, they forced me out of the door and entered our house, searching for my husband. He was asleep. They dragged my husband outside and were slapping him. I shouted in shock. They told me that if I shout again, they will beat me. They asked me to put on my clothes that I will be going to the station with them. I asked them what we did. They say I will find out when I get to the station.”
“They beat my husband so badly. They searched our house. They could not find anything. Then, they dragged us outside, my husband and I with my little baby. I did not have any clothing to cover the baby. I covered her with our bed sheet. We entered their Hilux vehicle. They drove off to Nigerian army 82 Division Enugu.”
“When we got to 82 Division, it was about 4am. We stayed in the guard room till they were able to open the main building in the morning. Then they took us inside the main building and started interrogating us. They were asking me about my husband and his occupation. I told them that my husband is a caterer; he cooks for people during ceremonies.”
“On the third day after his abduction, when I went to visit him, they told me that I should not come back to visit him, that he was no longer there as they had transferred him to Abuja. Then I asked them which place in Abuja they refused to tell me. Since 23 August 2021, when my husband was abducted, I have not seen him. We have been searching for him everywhere.”
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