Deborah Erema, a Nigerian woman, has been imprisoned for more than five years on the purported orders of former First Lady Patience Jonathan, and she has been unable to bury her daughter.
Erema was arrested in 2019 together with 14 other domestic workers who were accused of stealing jewelry from the previous First Lady. Erema worked in the Jonathan home.
Since their arrest, Erema and the other detainees have been kept in prison without being found guilty, and many of them have been separated from their families.
Unfortunately, after battling the immense strain of providing for her family alone while incarcerated, Erema’s daughter died.
Erema’s daughter, who had been fighting to provide for her mother and younger brother, eventually became unwell and died, a person familiar with the matter informed SaharaReporters.
The daughter of Deborah Erema passed away. She passed away after all these years of struggling alone to support her mother, Erema Deborah, and her younger brother, Precious Kingsley, who is also present with his mother.
The insider stated, “The sad thing is that she was not permitted to leave to bury her daughter.”
Another detainee, Tamunokuro Abaku, lost his older brother, who was his sole support system while he was in custody, according to the source.
The source clarified that Tamunokuro Abaku also lost his older brother, who was essential to his younger sibling’s health.
In order to care for her siblings and her mother, who was incarcerated, Erema’s daughter had been left to handle everything by herself.
She was a single mom to two or three children. It became too hard for her to deal with the mother’s predicament. After a period of illness, she passed away,” the insider continued.
Detainees’ Families Are Denied Access
In addition to voicing their displeasure, the families of the arrested workers have questioned the legitimacy of their continued custody by stating they have been denied the opportunity to visit their loved ones.
They threatened to keep our family from going to the station while they were there. Additionally, we have not been permitted to visit them as of yet,” a detainee’s relative stated.
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Another unsettling example concerns Salome, a sickle cell disease patient who was detained at four months pregnant. Her treatment under Patience Jonathan’s command is described as “wicked” by sources.
What about the sickle cell illness patient who was arrested and forced to endure her wickedness? She was four months pregnant. According to a source, she goes by Salome.
Salome gave birth in custody before being eventually released on bail, but only under strict limitations. The horrific experience she had when confined was disclosed by the source.
The insider revealed, “She gave birth while in custody and nearly died at the Federal Medical Center with chains on her legs to the bed after being granted bail with absurd bail conditions.”
Salome never entirely recovered from the shock of her ordeal and has continued to suffer with her health even after being released.
She’s out there, sir, but she’s been admitted to the hospital on and off. Following her delivery by this method, her condition never stabilized,” the insider continued.
