Whistleblower remains in detention two years after organ harvesting allegations against police

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By Madu Obi

Two years after a whistleblower, Nnamdi Emeh, who was an IT consultant to the Anambra State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), made startling revelations against some police operatives, the 26 - year old member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is still in detention.

Emeh was arrested after he made the allegations of extrajudicial killings, organ harvesting, and extortion against some senior police officers in Anambra State, to which he was dragged to court and despite an order by a Federal High Court for his release, Emeh is still behind bars.

Worried by Eme'h plight, the Executive Director, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, Okechukwu Nwanguma, wondered why the police report on the matter had remained a secret two years after submission, insisting that members of the public deserve to know the truth.

According to him, silence in the matter by the police may be read as complicity.

The RULAAC boss called on the National Judicial Council, NJC, the civil society, the media, the legislature, and international partners to pull all relevant levers of accountability, regretting that the Nigerian public has watched institutional rot spread unchecked because the right buttons were not pushed.

He said: “While the police pretend to investigate, whistleblowers like Nnamdi Emeh are punished. Even after being declared wanted and arrested on vague allegations, he was held without trial for weeks and has yet to receive fair judicial treatment.

The same officers he accused have neither been suspended nor charged. The investigation panel submitted its report long ago, yet the outcome is hidden from the public. Instead, the whistleblower is the one paying the price for daring to expose a death squad operating under state cover.

This is not merely an internal disciplinary matter for the Nigerian Police. It is a test case for the Nigerian justice system, civil society, and democratic accountability.

The demand is simple: release Nnamdi Emeh as ordered by the court. Prosecute the officers if they are found culpable. Publish the investigation report and discipline any judicial officer aiding in obstructing justice."

Nwanguma warned that the Nigerian Police cannot continue to operate as a state within a state, insisting that the culture of extrajudicial executions, organ harvesting, illegal detention, and extortion, enabled by silence from above, must end.

“The police authorities know these things happen. They've received dozens of petitions. They simply benefit from the rot and therefore do nothing, but we will not be silent,” he said.