A Nigerian whistleblower, Nnamdi Emeh, who exposed an organ trafficking ring in the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force is in incarceration despite meeting his bail conditions, according to several reports.
It was learnt that though his release warrant has been signed since May 15, 2024, court officials have been frustrating his release.
Similarly, in October 2023, Nnamdi Emeh petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja over his continued incarceration despite being granted bail.
Emeh in the petition dated October 3, 2023, through his Counsel, Justus Ijeoma accused the Deputy Chief Registrar, Federal High Court in Awka, Nkem Mba, of alleged “unprofessional conduct” in processing his bail because his family could not pay N1 million she allegedly demanded as gratification to process the bail.
Nnamdi Emeh was apprehended in connection with a blog post published by Gistlover, a well-known online platform, which alleged that Patrick Agbazue, a police officer in Anambra, was involved in extortion, abduction, murder, and organ harvesting.
He was accused of running the blog and exposing the atrocities perpetrated by police personnel at the Rapid Response Squad Annex, Akwuzu, formerly known as SARS Awkuzu.
The police brought 12 charges against Nnamdi, including possession of firearms, money laundering, defamation of character and unlawfully transferring N47 million from someone’s account into another account.
However, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, it was learnt from one of his relations that the National Youth Service Corps was still being detained despite meeting his bail conditions.
“They have continued to incarcerate the corps member that was accused of running Gistlover blog and exposing the atrocities at the defunct Awkuzu SARS despite meeting his bail conditions,” the family source said.
“Even though his release warrant has been signed by the presiding judge, for some reasons the court officials do not want to take the release warrant to the correctional service.”
Nnamdi Emeh is at Ekwulobia prison in Anambra State, according to sources.
It was also learnt that the judge signed the release warrant for Nnamdi on May 15, 2024.
Last October, in his petition to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nnamdi Emeh accused the Deputy Court Registrar of demanding N1 million to process his bail.
