[MFWA]Oliver Poko Amah, a former senior officer of the Togolese Gendaremie, has been detained at the dreaded Mango Prison, more than 500 kilometres north of Lome, the capital. Amah was arrested on May 27, 2013 following an interview he granted Felix Nahm-Tougli, a journalist with privately-owned Legendé FM on May 22, 2013.
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