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ARRESTED FOR NOT STOPPING UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO RAN BY HIM.
Ola was a Panel beater working at Alaba, in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Sometime in May 2014, Ola was on his way back from work when he saw some people run by him. A few seconds later, soldiers ran after those persons.
TWO YEARS IN CUSTODY FOR NO JUST CAUSE!
Chidiebere and Samuel are brothers from Aba, Abia State. They relocated to Lagos and worked as commercial drivers.
On the 11th of December 2019, they commenced work from Iyanaoworo. Before they got to the bus stop, some OPC men had caught
Oni is a 29 year old plumber living in Ayetoro.
Earlier this year, he moved to Ilawe.
On the 1st of August, he made a POS transaction of N40, 000 which failed to deliver. He left for another vendor not too far away, but before he could make the transaction, he was accused of
Nyeche, a 73-year-old man, was arrested by EFCC at the age of 70, he spent 13years and 8months in prison awaiting trial. We took on his case after being referred by a church that went for prison outreach in March 2022. His case file went missing and he was not before any court
After about 14years in Prison, the case of stealing against Mr. Nyeche was finally struck out by the court on Monday, 11th of Dec. 2023. Our lawyer,
@AmosuMauyon
applied to the court to strike out the matter because the EFCC could not produce any witness in court and they cannot
Nyeche, a 73-year-old man, was arrested by EFCC at the age of 70, he spent 13years and 8months in prison awaiting trial. We took on his case after being referred by a church that went for prison outreach in March 2022. His case file went missing and he was not before any court
Abayomi was arrested in March 2023 while buying food on his street. He was initially taken to the China Shop Police Station in Lagos and later transferred to Cement Police Station. After spending one month at the police station, he was charged with Armed Robbery and
While in detention at the Force CID Abuja, I met a lot of inmates who their story broke my heart.
Some have spent 5-8 months in the cell for bailable offenses & many abandoned.
I promised myself to help as many as I can & so far, I've helped 3 inmates regain their freedom.
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Coincidentally we have been trying to appeal OFURE’s case for almost a year. The report we have is that the girl allegedly raped got pregnant and had a child, the OPD Lawyer that represented OFURE during trial applied that a DNA test be done to ascertain that OFURE did rape the
OFURE SIAKPERE an innocent 38 years old pastor/business man from Delta state was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape in January 2022 by a compromised judge. A crime he never committed 😭😭 I have spent the last one year investigating this case, i have gathered enough evidence
Femi was a commercial bus driver in Lagos State. He hires Bus and remits the sum of
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,000 daily as a usage fee for the bus.
In February 2018, Femi’s Bus was seized by men of the Police Taskforce who directed him to SARS Command to recover the said Bus. Unknown to Femi, his life
GODSWILL REGAINS FREEDOM AFTER AWAITING TRIAL FOR 11 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS.
Godswill was a welder who lived at Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Sometime in November 2010, he went to pay a visit to his parents at Ajegunle, on his way back to Ikorodu, he was accosted by two men who claimed to
Mr. Sunday was on a visit to University of Lagos with his friend who was a student. They both went to charge their phones in an open space and while waiting for the phones to charge, another student showed up and pleaded to use Mr. Sunday's charger which had two spots.
Ganiyu was a Motorcycle rider in Lagos State.
Sometime in May 2019 around okoko Maiko, Lagos State, Nigeria, while working, he had a flat tire, so he went to fix it. When he finished, it was late, so he didn’t want to take the bridge due to police officers that extort riders
Rasheed Adetunji now 35 years old, was raised by his blind father after his mother deserted them. The bullying he experienced over their poor condition made him leave Ibadan after his secondary education to Lagos where he began work as a Conductor and later ventured into
Nathan (Not real name) is a 15 year old boy charged to court for the offence of Stealing.He was alleged of stealing “provisions” (Biscuit, Milo and Milk) worth
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and for damaging the CCTV in the Super Market.He was arraigned in June 2023 before Magistrate Court Ikorodu,Lagos
DECLARED INNOCENT AFTER 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHS IN CUSTODY
Otoobong was a gardener at a School in Lagos and also a security officer in his community.
Sometime in 2020, Otoobong's friend called him to inform him of a car he wanted to sell. Otoobong told his friend he would check for a
Toheeb Oyekunle is a bike man as well as a fashion designer who lives at Saje area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
On the 30th of July, 2021 while at the junction where he parked his bike and waiting for passengers, a lady and her mother approached where he was to challenge and...
afford to pay so the lawyer withdrew his appearance.
Since 2014, he remained in custody with no lawyer representing him until July 2022 when he got Headfort Foundation's contact from an inmate and he called to explain his ordeal.
Our lawyer
@i_am_mzria
took his brief and
Murbarak spent 1year and 9 months in custody for walking past police van!
On the 23rd of June 2020 around 8am, he was on his way to work when he saw a police van parked by the roadside. As he walked past the van, the police officers grabbed him and put him in the bus.
Scared
A bus driver in the ojuelegba area of Lagos State was offered a bike by another person for hire purchase of 200,000 naira. He sees it as a good offer as he was to be delivering 10000 naira every week to the bike owner. But since he was driving a bus already, he decided to...:
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him and must have realized they made a mistake and were scared to come to Court to say so, the Court looked at the file and granted the application.
Oni has returned to Ayetoro and intends to join his father in his poultry business. He spent one month and 9 days in custody
To his dismay, the soldiers returned angrily and questioned why he didn't stop the persons that ran by him. He explained to the soldiers that he didn't know them or why they were running and couldn't just have stopped them from running.
His response infuriated the soldiers more
to be Police Officers but they are not familiar with the witnesses & do not have their contact details or means of reaching them.
Ola, who had been languishing in prison since 2014 awaiting trial was immediately released by the Court, and the charges against him were struck out.
traced his case to Lagos State High Court TBS. She began representing him for free.
On Tuesday, just like every other day in which his case had come up for a trial, there was no witness. The prosecution informed the Court that they intend to call official witnesses who happened
Joshua works with a nylon company in Abeokuta, Ogun state. On the 3rd of January, 2022, he went to Lafenwa market (also in Ogun state) to collect his money from the people owing him as he sometimes give out the nylon on credit to sellers while they pay back on agreed dates.
on the ground that we ensure his presence on the next date. Finally, on the 20th October, 2023, Pa. Nyeche experienced freedom after 13years and 8months in prison. Support Headfort Foundation to help others stuck in the Nigerian Justice System.
him alongside with other suspects taken to SARS Office Ikeja where he was later charged to Court for the offence of Armed robbery when he couldn't meet up with bail demands.
The family members did their best and got him legal representation. After a while, they could no longer
and they took him to base. The senior officer at the Barracks refused to let the soldiers keep him at the Barracks so they took him to the police station and reported that he didn't prevent the escape of the people they were chasing.
The Officers at Orile Police Station moved
This young man was unjustly arrested in September 2020 by some police officers. After spending 23 months in prison, the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions stated that he has NO CASE to answer and he was discharged on the 26th of January 2022.
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Mr. Lanre is a 53-year-old Custom agent who lives with his family in Ibadan, Nigeria. He works at Lagos Port, Apapa so he frequents Lagos state and stays with Mr. X (one of his friends) whenever he is in Lagos. He had maintained this relationship with Mr. X for 10 years.
case to answer, and he should be discharged. He was released by the court on 6th October 2023 after four months in prison.
There are thousands of innocent inmates across Nigerian prisons who need your help. Support Headfort Foundation to make an impact.
@dunsin_dunsin
At Headfort Foundation, we provide free legal representation to those who cannot afford one. From the story here, he is poor and would need legal representation to pull through this. We need facts to work with to help him if he doesn't have a lawyer yet. Our dm is open.
Omo, make “Nigeria” no happen to us o.
Oluwaseun is 23 years old and hails from Kwara State. On the 25th of October 2020, he was on his way to work along Agege axis when some police men on patrol stopped him and asked what was in his bag.
Obinna is a 28 years old man who sells phone accessories in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
In November 2021, a guy (Mr. X) approached him that he had some new iPhones for sale. Obinna told Mr. X that he won't be able to sell the phones as he sells only phone accessories. After much
David Aguma (not real name)is a taxi driver in Lekki area of Lagos State. On 2nd of December, 2018 while looking for passenger, he carried one Mr. Shola( who is now at large) to a gas station to fill his cylinder with gas, upon getting to the gas station, Shola stole a cylinder
DAVID SPENT 8 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR NO JUST CAUSE
David is a hairstylist and resides in Surulere, Lagos. On the 3rd of August 2022, after he had closed from his salon, he decided to visit his friends. While he was with his friends, they saw one of their friends in his car…
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Yes he can, but the questions are is he willing? Can he follow through with the process? Is he mentally ready? Is there funding for the action? If we get judgment against the police, can we enforce? The answer to 90% of the questions are NO at the moment!
Sani is a commercial cyclist who resides in Obalende, Lagos.
Sometime in February 2022, he conveyed a passenger to Ikeja, enroute to Sabo Yaba, he was stopped by policemen who were searching for a thief that escaped on a motorcycle. Sani told the policemen that he was just
Victor is a Vulcanizer whose boss put in-charge of his workshop while he was away. On the 13th of September 2023, Victor and his colleague had a fight and they both sustained injuries from the fight.
The family of Victor's colleague however reported the incident to the Police.
Saluting our incredible women lawyers, the hidden champions fighting tirelessly to secure the release of wrongly accused inmates.
Their passion for justice knows no bounds.
Today, they are not just our Woman Crush Wednesday (WCW) but everyday inspirations breaking barriers in
Lukman, a mechanic from Ogun State, currently lives in Ado Ekiti. On May 5th, his wife went into labor, so he took her to Ado Ekiti Teaching Hospital. On his way back from the hospital, he witnessed an accident involving someone he knew. Lukman rescued the person and took him
Court. The Prosecutor even added that he spoke with them and intimated them of the hearing of the matter but they still refused to come to Court.
Our lawyer made an application to the Court for the case to be struck out as it was evident that the POS owner had no case against
On the 29th of August 2022, the Magistrate informed our office in Ekiti of Oni's case and our lawyer took his brief.
On the 9th of September 2022, he was produced from custody but the POS owner didn't show up in Court just like every other day that the matter had come up in
fake alert. He was arrested and subsequently taken to the Police Station.
On the 3rd of August, he was arraigned for the offence of defrauding by false pretence.
He was granted bail at N50, 000 and 1 surety. He could not perfect his bail thus he remained in custody.
HE SPENT A YEAR IN PRISON FOR A BURNT COIL!
This young man is a generator repairer with a small workshop. In March 2019,one of his clients brought five generators to him. He was able to repair three perfectly and delivered them in good condition. The remaining two too a while
between 2019 and 2023. We traced his file to the DPP office and brought him before a court on 20th October 2023 when he was re-arraigned for the crime of stealing. We argued that Nyeche should be released because he has already served more than the provided sentence for the crime
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2 years wasted in custody for not paying for bail!
Yauba Ibrahim is a 26year old widower with two children from Adamawa State. He left his family in 2019 to Lagos after Boko Haram terrorists destroyed and massacred people in his community to which his wife was a victim.
Ebuka is from Imo state, Nigeria, working with a bakery company on a monthly salary of ₦20,000.
Due to the country's economic situation, Ebuka was barely surviving on the salary so, after the company’s several promises of salary increment were not forthcoming, he had to
of stealing if found guilty. On the other hand, the EFCC requested an adjournment to prepare for trial and the court granted same. Then our lawyer applied for his bail and undertook to ensure his presence in court on the next adjourned date. The court granted our application
Taiye is a barber while Kehinde is a vulcanizer and they both reside in Ikorodu. Sometime in March 2020, police officers arrested Taiye and Kehinde around an uncompleted building, the police officers accused them of stealing, and they were taken to Imota police station.
On 30th of November 2023, we met a 15-year-old boy named John (pseudonym) at the Special Correctional Center. Unfortunately, John did not have a lawyer to represent him because his parents could not afford one. He had been charged with stealing several shirts from his neighbour,
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and applied that the Charges against him be dismissed for want of diligent prosecution. The Court granted the Application and Discharged him.
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15year old Kay (not real name) Spent three months in Borstal Remand Home in Abeokuta. He was charged for breaking and entry. He had no family coming to court or prison because they did not know he was behind bars. Headfort Foundation took on his case, represented him and secured
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We are going to kirikiri prison tomorrow. Who can provide us with his details? The prison he is in (Maximum or Medium) his cell too. Kindly dm us if you have all thesw details so we can see him and take his brief
arraigned in court on 4/07/23. Mr. Abayomi spent four months in Kirikiri Prison before our team of lawyers at our Mobile Office in Magistrate Court Ogba intervened.
We represented him in court at no cost and followed up on his DPP advice. The advice stated that Abayomi had no
Lucky was 26 years old when he was arrested at Ajegunle in April 2017 during a series of raids by the police. At the station, some of the victims were able to perfect their bail but Lucky had no means of bailing himself. Eventually, Lucky was charged alongside 2 others to court
Mr Olalekan Ogunkoya is a 53 years old widower with two children.
On the 13th of September 2023, he was on his way to his friends house when he heard a gunshot and joined others in running without knowing the cause.
The policemen were able to catch up with him because he is
assistance for him. Nathan has reunited with his family but for his continuous welfare, and to support other children and adult in custody with legal aid, we need your support. To support Headfort Foundation, kindly donate via
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Headfort Foundation is at the forefront of representing victims of police brutality, indigent and innocent inmates in Nigerian Prison probono (free of charge).As at 1st of April 2020, she has helped 102 inmates out of prison.She has sensitized 510 senior secondary school students
Mr. Edun, a 63 year old Commercial Bus Driver in Lagos left his house on the 26th of April 2022 to work as usual and as the day progressed, he felt pressed and needed to use the toilet. He then instructed his conductor to take over the driving, drop the passengers at the last bus
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In total, he has spent about 5years. He was in prison all through the trial, Rape is not a bailable offence! You are presumed innocent until proven guilty but no bail.
The court granted our application and discharged him . David is happy to return home to his family and he is indeed grateful to
@HeadfortF
here is David and our lawyer
Fausat (not real name ) was heavily pregnant when she was arrested by the Police on the 2/10/23 alongside her friend Bola(Not real name) for stealing a radio set worth
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,000.
On October 3, 2023, they were brought before the court and charged with two counts charge of
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deploying resources and putting up a dogged defense for Femi, on the 14th day of June 2022, our partner firm-
@Abdu_SAandCo
secured the freedom of Femi.
Sojobi Tobiloba; a student in Abeokuta, and his case mate, Mustapha Yaya; a Security Guard in Abeokuta were arrested in January 2021 and charged before the Odeda Magistrate Court, Ogun state, for armed robbery.
In January, 2022, one of Tobiloba's Lecturers who...
with the other defendants who had a case to answer.
Our lawyer ensured the discrepancies were brought to the knowledge of the court and they were released immediately after spending two years and two months in custody.
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Mr. Abdullahi (45 years) & Mr. Adebisi (79 years) were tipper drivers in Ekiti State.
Sometime in September 2021, they were contracted to extract sand from a particular address. Unfortunately, they went to the wrong address which is the land situated next to the right address.
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These four roommates were arrested in their room at Abeokuta, Ogun State in October 2023 by the Police, they were arraigned in court for belonging to Eiye Confraternity and Breach of Peace.
Our Lawyer, stationed at our Mobile Office at Abeokuta, Ogun state was in court for
“They took me that night direct to SARS; my wife was pregnant.”
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Rasheed, Wasiu, and Mayowa shared their terrible experiences in the prison having spent 9 years, 4 years, and 3+ years respectively. And how thousands of others who are innocent are
Musa is 23years old from Ilara, Ogun state. He came to Abeokuta in 2021 to hustle. At this time, he was squatting with his friend Muraina and he was with his friend for about two years before he was able to save and get an apartment for himself. However, he would visit his friend
bail but couldn't complete it due to lack of funds.
In March 2022, our partner-
@Abdu_SAandCo
took over the case and filed an application for striking out. On the 22nd of June 2022, the Court granted the application and discharged Godswill.
Joshua is a driver in Lagos who delivers purchased vehicles to their buyers in different states of Nigeria.
On his last delivery of a purchased vehicle, his boss only gave him a half payment for his services. Joshua kept on demanding for his balance but out of wickedness, his
A 13year old girl from Idoma tribe of Benue State Nigeria has been invited by her parent to come home this forth coming holiday for CUTTING (circumcision). She has been threatened that if she is not cut she won’t be privileged to attend her parent’s burial and she will....
After being wrongfully raided by police officers, he was mistaken for a sexual assault offender in prison.
Born in Lagos State, Samuel is an electrician, and like many Nigerians who move to the State looking to make more out of life, he aspired to the Lagos dream.
In June 2020
Rilwan is a bus driver from Ogun state. He drives along Abule-Egba to Oshodi road. On the 29th of July, 2022, he went to see a friend in Alakuko, Lagos who is also a bus driver. His friend parks his vehicle at a filling station in Alakuko and sleeps in the vehicle as well.
Ifeanyi is a native of Abia state. In 2015, he moved to Lagos in search of greener pastures. He was staying with his brother in Akoka, Lagos where he learnt and became a tailor. Sometime in 2016, he had an accident on a bike while he was going to see a friend.
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Our LAWYERS WITHOUT BORDER PROJECT is expanding to IKORODU
We are excited to announce the launching of a new mobile office at Ikorodu High Court, Lagos State this January. This expansion will increase our legal aid reach to indigent inmates facing trials before Ikorodu High
Vincent Emeka is a 42-year-old farmer who relocated to Ekiti State in 2017 in search of a better life. He continued his occupation of farming in Emure Ekiti until he decided to venture into transportation business, which he successfully carried out until his arrest at a
asked they all be taken to panti. They spent close to two months at panti before being charged to court for the offense of armed robbery.
Their case was referred to us by another inmate at the prison who knew their story and their lack of legal representation. We got in touch
Mrs. Bolanle is a mother, wife, and grandmother who had a store within the market, she allowed the complainant put her stuffs inside the store for free. In 2019, during the raining season, rain fell and entered the store thereby spoiling some of the complainant’s goods. The
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,730,000!! (One Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira) Thank you for donating to us to provide legal aid for indigent trapped in the Nigerian Justice System. Thank you!!!🙏
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