Inside Eburutu Barracks: The Hidden System Of Forced Labour On Civilians In Cross River

Behind the walls of Eburutu Barracks, fear is the most enduring resident. Their human rights violation is community living under the shadow of rules. By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Mammy Market, the civilian settlement tucked inside Eburutu Barracks in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, say soldiers often arrive in the “deadly hours” of midnight, […]

April 3, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan Holds 15 Domestic Workers In Prison Since 2019 Over Missing Jewellery

The prolonged detention of these workers is a breach of Nigeria’s constitutional guarantee of the presumption of innocence. By SaharaReporters  In a blatant violation of Nigeria’s constitutional provisions on the presumption of innocence, former First Lady Patience Jonathan has kept 15 of her domestic staff locked up in Bayelsa State’s Okaka Correctional Centre since 2019 […]