A U.S. court has raised serious allegations against the Ogun State government and Nigerian police, claiming they committed human rights violations against officials of Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Co. Limited.
Court documents reveal that these officials faced beatings, starvation, and were arrested at gunpoint.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on August 9, 2024, in a case concerning a contract dispute linked to the seizure of Nigerian presidential aircraft by Zhongshan.
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The conflict began when Ogun State terminated its contract with Zhongshan in 2016, leading to accusations of fraud and subsequent arrests of executives under harsh conditions
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Reports of beatings, starvation, and arrests at gunpoint suggest serious human rights abuses. This could have major consequences for Nigeria’s international image.
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