Amnesty International has called for justice after a Coroner’s Court linked the death of 32-year-old Japheth Njoku to the conditions at Tiger Base in Owerri, Imo State.
The organisation said the September 30, 2026 findings must lead to the prosecution of anyone found responsible for criminal offences.
It urged the Imo State Attorney-General, the Inspector-General of Police, the Police Service Commission and the Imo Police Command to implement the court’s recommendations.
Amnesty also demanded compensation for Njoku’s family and an independent probe into alleged attempts to stop the court-ordered autopsy and intimidate witnesses.
The Coroner found that Njoku was detained for about six weeks over a bailable theft allegation and that poor detention conditions and alleged demands for money contributed to his death.
The rights group said the case exposed alleged unlawful detention, torture, ill-treatment, extortion and deaths in custody at Tiger Base.
Amnesty insisted that Njoku’s family deserves justice, effective compensation and that anyone found responsible must be held accountable.