Kaduna State Police Command has raided a home with over 300 people in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area of the state.
The officers freed over 300 persons, including children, who were in chains.
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The command said some of them were nationals of Burkina Faso, Mali and other African countries.
The centre’s proprietor called Malam said all they did in the centre was the teaching of Islam.
“All those allegations of torture, dehumanisation and homosexuality are false and mere allegations. We do nothing here other than teaching people Islam,” he said.
However, the children were said to have confessed to being abused homosexually.
Others were alleged to have said they were subjected to daily recitation of the Holy Quran and prayers with torture.
Kaduna State Commissioner for Police, Ali Janga, said: “We received information that something is going on in this rehabilitation centre or Islamic centre. On getting here, we discovered that this is neither a rehabilitation centre nor Islamic school.
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“The man who is operating this home claimed that parents brought their children here for rehabilitation. But, from the look of things, this is not a rehabilitation centre. No reasonable parent will bring their children to this place.”
A 42-year-old inmate, Bello Hamza, said he had spent three months at the centre after being tricked by his family members who have interest in his inheritance.
