Human Rights activist Boniface Mwangi has narrated the horrifying ordeal he was subjected to together with his fellow Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire.

In a recollection shared in his socials, Mwangi revealed that they were tortured badly and even asked to strip naked and take a shower to wash off blood from the beating they had received. 

He mentioned that the last time he heard from Agather was on Tuesday, when they were in the same room after being tortured. 

“Agather is still missing in Tanzania. The last time l was in the same space with her was Tuesday morning. We had been tortured, and we were told to strip naked and to go bathe. We couldn't walk and were told to crawl and go wash off the blood.

“We were handcuffed and blindfolded, so l didn't even see her, but l heard her groaning in pain as they barked orders at us. Any attempt to speak to each other during the night we were tortured was met with kicks and insults. We were removed from the torture location in different vehicles,” Mwangi said.

Mwangi went on to narrate that they were tortured under instructions from a “State agent” who was allegedly acting in the name of their Head of State. “Our tortures were acting on orders from a "state security" employee who came to Immigration offices and followed us to Central Police Station and ordered we should be taken to a secret location to be given a "Tanzanian treatment."

That man assaulted me in the presence of three lawyers from the Tanganyika Law Society, and identifying him might help us find where Agather is being kept,” Mwangi added.

Boniface Mwangi further gave a clear description of the man, hoping to find him. He also called upon his followers to make noise so that Agather Atuhaire could be freed.

“He scared the three lawyers, and they left us at Central Police Station, where we were removed while handcuffed and blindfolded.

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“He is a man of average height, had short hair with waves and light brown skin, and was overweight, he has a sugging potbelly. On that day he was wearing a black suit, black shoes, a white shirt and no tie,” he said.

‘One of the lawyers said he is state security and reports directly to Samia Suluhu. If anyone is holding Agather, it's that man and Suluhu. Let's bring Agather home to her family. #FreeAgatherAtuhaire #FreeAgather,”.

Earlier on Mwangi had expressed gratitude towards his fans and followers for championing his release.

“Words can’t express my gratitude to all of you for raising your voices to get me released. I say “me” because we are yet to know the whereabouts of my friend and comrade, Agather. We went through the worst form of torture and were threatened with public humiliation if we revealed what they did to us. “You cannot torture us, however, and then dictate how we should react. We were detained, tortured, and treated worse than rabid dogs in the name of President Suluhu,” Mwangi stated.

“Everything that happened to us in Tanzania was done in Samia Suluhu’s name, and we will ensure the world gets to know. We shall speak for the Tanzanian victims who are too afraid to speak. What Suluhu did to us will be revealed to the world. We shall not be silenced by a torturous dictator who has her foot on the necks of the Tanzanian people,”.