Benue family petition Alia, SGF, IGP, NMA over son’s unlawful detention by Police

From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi

A Benue family  has petitioned the Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Sen George Akume, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, among others, over the unlawful detention of their son Dr. Terseer James Korinjo by the police in  Maiduguri, Borno State.

Dr. Terseer James Korinjo, is a medical doctor with Medecines De Monde (MDM) at the GTS Clinic Damboa Local Government Area, (LGA), Borno State.

According to a statement signed by Engr. Martins Korinjo, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Sunday, Dr. Terseer Korinjo uncovered gross, fraudulent, and illegal medical malpractices in the Clinic where he is the Medical doctor/team leader and when he raised concerns for the safety and welfare of the indigenes in the community who access these medical services, this did not go down well with the organisation, MDM.

“Dr. Terseer was victimized, persecuted, and hunted by his colleagues in the organisation who planned to eliminate his life to cover their unprofessional medical misconduct.

“The accumulation of these various acts of victimisation against Dr. Terseer led to an outburst and a mob attack on his life on the night of Sunday 17th March 2024 which continued up to the early hours of Monday 18th March 2024 when the Police came to the scene of the all-night mob attack on him.

“The assailants that attacked Dr. Terseer connived with the Police to arrest and detain him and he has since been in the maximum Police detention facilities from the Borno State Police Criminal Investigation Department (State CID) to the Crack Unit of the Borno State CID from the 18th March till date.

“Dr. Terseer is daily been tortured, brutalized, dehumanized, and assaulted at this maximum Police detention facility in a bid to eliminate his life to cover the unprofessional and illegal medical practices he duscovered.

“The assailants of Dr. Terseer and the organisation (MDM) have continued to conspire with the Police in Borno State who have vowed that Dr. Terseer will not be released even though the Police have no basis for the continuous detention neither have the Police proffered any Charge(s) against the medical practitioner in any court of competent jurisdiction,” the statement said.

The family is therefore, calling on the Governor of Benue State, The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Sen George Akume, the House of Representative member representing Jechira Constituency, the Senator representing Zone A,  the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), the Department of State Services, (DSS), the Inspector General of Police to help them investigate the matter and secure the immediate release of their son.