Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has been appealed to by a widowed woman to order the release of her son that has been allegedly detained by the army command in Abia State.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai
A widow in Abia State, Mrs. Comfort Enyinna, has urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to order the release of her son, Arthur Enyinna, who was allegedly arrested by soldiers in Aba, on July 14 over an undisclosed offence.
Enyinna, who works with the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, was said to have been arrested by soldiers attached to the Army unit at Asa Road, Aba, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
The widow, who spoke to journalist amidst tears, called on Buratai to order the release of her son, stressing that he is not a criminal.
She said, “I’m appealing to the Chief of Army Staff to order the release of my son wherever he is being held. He is not a criminal. He has been sick. He came and left for work the following day, only to be arrested.
“We have visited several Army units in Aba and they told us that he is not with them. I wonder who my son could have offended. I plead with the person to pardon him. He is not a criminal. We have also reported his arrest to his office at ASEPA, yet they have not been able to trace his whereabouts.”
When contacted, the Army Public Relations Officer, 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Abia State, Major Oyegoke Gbadamaosi, said Enyinna was not in the custody of the Army.