As the drizzle clears in Desa Aman Puri, residents emerge from the apartments there as they go about their businesses, some to pick up items at the nearby grocery store while others head for the neighbourhood restaurant.

The mundane scene was in stark contrast to a raid in the area on July 4, which saw the detention of several Nigerian citizens, including PhD student Orhions Ewansiha Thomas (photo, above), who was detained despite having valid documents and died in custody five days later...