Nigeria: Justice for Moses Akatugba

Moses Akatugba was sentenced to death for a crime he says he didn’t commit. He was just 16 when he was arrested, and was tortured before being forced to sign a confession. He was just 16 when he was arrested in 2005 for armed robbery, and says he was beaten repeatedly by police officers with machetes and batons.

He told Amnesty that they tied him and hung him up for several hours, and then used pliers to pull out his toe and finger nails. He was then forced to sign two pre-written confessions.

Moses was just a boy when he was arrested. What’s more, under international law, he should not have been sentenced to death, as he was a child at the time of the crime.

On 1 October 2014 the Governor of the Niger Delta responded to pressure from Amnesty supporters and said he is looking into this case. We're one step closer to justice for Moses – so let's push the Governor to honour his commitment today.

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