Nigerian man is locked up after saying his an atheist
The 32-year-old Nigerian
arrested by the
government forces, on June 21st of
2012, for allegedly
atheist. Nigeria is a country where
Islam is the mandatory religion.
Allan Asad suddenly stopped going to
the mosque, which alarmed the family
who reported the situation
authorities.
Boruc Asad, Allan's father, said, " My
son is lost, I can't recognize him, he has
always loved Allah, and now he only
talks about losing his fate. My son is
brainwashed, I had to denunciate him
before he became another person".
Allan was approached by the police
while coming from work on a Friday
night and was taken for investigation.
During the time of the investigations,
Allan was locked up and tortured and
ended up admitting that he didn't have
a religion and had no fate in Allah. Asad
said he couldn't find hope in Islam
anymore and while he was a Muslim he
always felt misunderstood.
A picture of Mubarak Bala released by the International Humanist and
Ethical Union
was Because of the allegations Allan was
Nigerian declared delusional and was sent to the
Prison Hospital Boko Aram, in Abuja,
for mental health care.
being an The Nigerian is been confined in Boko
Aram for 12 years, during this time
Asad was beaten, tortured, and forced
into multiple conversation therapies.
Asad can't have any visitors and does
not know anything about the outside of
to the the hospital.
Asad's parents haven't heard from
their son for more than 10 years.
Multiple associations around the world
have manifested their concern about
this situation.
The director of The International
Religious Liberty Association (IRLA),
Maria Smith, has been a public
defensor of Allan Asad's case, in a post
on her Instagram she said:
"This is a shame. No man or woman should
have to be forced into following a religion.
Everyone is free to have their own beliefs
without being called crazy. This is a
humanity problem.
#lebertyofreligion
#JusticeforAllan"
Another organization that has had an active
role, in this case, is the International
Humanist and Ethical Union. The
organization has pressed charges against
the Nigerian government for violation of
basic human rights and also for giving
unnecessary medicine to a healthy man.
The process is still in course, and evidence
is still being collected.
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