ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Legal Practitioner writes NBA over Mr Stephen Nyitse.

A legal practitioner from Benue state ,Barrister Reuben Acka has written a letter to the Gboko branch of NBA on the Abuse Of Human Rights of Mr Stephen Nyitse,the man who sat on the new Tor Tiv's chair before his coronation.Please the letter

RE: MR STEPHEN NYITSE’S ISSUE

The Nigerian Bar Association Gboko branch Chairman may wish to note that, The Tor Tiv V, Orchivirigh Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse was Coronated in Gboko on Saturday the 4th of March,2017 at the J.S. Tarka stadium.

Mr. Stephen Nyitse, a male of 30 years old was alleged to have walked pass the heavy Security cordon and sat on the Tor Tiv V’s throne shortly before the Tor Tiv V was Coronated.

The Security Personnel on duty in the J.S. Tarka stadium that day promptly apprehended Mr. Stephen Nyitse brutalized him mercilessly, interrogated him in the stadium without a counsel of his choice or one appointed by the state, forcefully arrested him and took him to the police station and continued with their interrogation all through without a counsel of his own nor one appointed by the state.

Mr. Stephen Nyitse was taken to the Chief magistrate Court Gboko Presided over by Mr. P.S. Chaha without a Counsel of his own nor one appointed by the state on Monday 6th of March 2017, more than 24 hours after the said arrest.

It is not clear as of now what charges is offences Mr. Stephen Nyitse was charged with at the Chief Magistrate Court and why he was summarily tried and sentenced to Four Years in Presentment.

The Reuben Acka Foundation CAC/IT/NO75961 is an Incorporated foundation amongst which aims is to fight for the abuse of Human Rights of Indigent Nigerians in the mould of Mr. Stephen Nyitse.

It is in view of the above that the Foundation is applying to the NBA, Gboko Branch to take up the pursuit of the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental Human Rights of Mr. Stephen Nyitse and ensure that these rights are not breached or threatened to be abused.

The Reuben Acka Foundation CAC/IT/NO75961 feels strongly that if Mr. Stephen Nyitse breached any written Law at all, he should have been accorded his right of counsel to represent him and adequately prepare and defend his case. This was neither done at the police station where he was detained for more than 24 hours nor at the Chief Magistrate Court where he was charged, tried and sentenced and driven straight to Gboko Prison within one hour.

The Reuben Acka Foundation CAC/IT/NO75961 feels that Mr Stephen Nyitse is being unfairly treated and NBA Gboko should step in to correct this.

The Foundation feels that there are many traditional ways of handling such issues as Mr Stephen Nyitse was accused of like:

Inviting his parents to come before the Tor Tiv to determine his
state of health.
Instituting a medical team by the Tor Tiv to determine Stephen
Nyitse’s state of health.

If found to be defective, then
Taking care of him and caring for him by the Tor Tiv V and or any other such measure as are appropriate but to the general welfare of Mr. Stephen Nyitse in the spirit of goodwill and good fatherliness which The Tor Tiv V’s acceptance speech embodied.

To summarily charge, try, convict, sentence and imprison mr Stephen Nyitse in the manner the Chief magistrate did negates not only fundamental and basic principles of Law but it’s a travesty of Justice and must be redressed.

The above necessitated a letter of Appeal to the NBA, Gboko branch by the Foundation to wade into this matter that may turn out to be a national disaster for the Tor Tive V and the Tiv Nation generally.

The NBA, Gboko Chairman and the Branch generally should please accept the assuarances of our highest esteem.