Allen sought. to “disguise himself» as a Hausa, a member of a north Nigerian tribe. He allegedly stained. his face, hands and ‘feet deep brown, wore yellow robes, carried.a-.string of Koranic beads and presented a travel document giving the name Alhaji Madu Hassan Doga. At the frontier post of Idiroko, it was reported, immigration officials became suspicious and arrested him,
His counsel, Michael Odesanya, saw him in a cell at police headquarters and said he was “calm and composed,"
In a letter to a friend in England, reported in World Outlook, Allen had written that a number of experiences with the police and. the Lagos court had convinced him there was little hope for a fair trial, “J lost all faith in the court," he wrote, “and now expect the worst. " - :
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