Nigeria
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Nigeria: stigmatisation forcing formerly incarcerated people back to prison, NCoS laments
The Nigerian Correctional Service on Monday lamented that stigmatisation and societal rejection are forcing some formerly incarcerated people to return to its facilities. “The society is not ready to accept them. So they find it convenient to return to these prisons.”Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu frees 56 Lagos prisoners
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 56 prisoners from various correctional facilities across the state. In addition, the governor commuted the sentence of one prisoner on death row to life imprisonment and granted pardon to another prisoner.Nigeria: Seadogs advocates prison reforms, support for the marginalised
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) through the Sahara Deck in Abuja and the Pentagun Deck in Maryland, USA, has embarked on a joint effort to advocate prison reforms and give support to the marginalized.Nigeria: Senate proposes death penalty for drug trafficking
Nigeria’s Senate proposed significantly toughening penalties for drug trafficking, making the death penalty the new maximum sentence through a law amendment.The amendment, which is not yet law, replaces life imprisonment, which was previously the harshest punishment.Nigeria: group advocates creation of rehabilitation centers to aid transition
As part of efforts to aid social and emotional transition from life in prison, not-for-profit organisation, Pain Is A Gift Initiative (PGI), has urged the Federal Government to create rehabilitation centers to provide mental support for the integration of freed inmates into society.Nigeria: three years after #EndSARS at least 15 protesters languish in Lagos jail
Three years after violent suppression of nationwide #EndSARS protests against police brutality, at least fifteen protesters arrested in 2020 are still being arbitrarily detained – the majority of them without trial – in Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre and Ikoyi Medium Security Correctional Cent…
Nigeria: cientos de yihadistas liberan a más de 800 presos en el asalto a una cárcel
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Nigeria: "even hungry dogs’ll reject our meals"
When the increase was officially announced by the Nigerian Customs Service comptroller (NCS), most inmates in prisons across the country rejoiced, believing that their daily food ration would automatically increase. Seven months later, Encounter’s investigation revealed that inmates’ food rations r…
Nigeria : 800 détenus s’évadent après une attaque dans une prison
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Nigeria: 70% of Nigerian prisoners held without trial
At least three-quarters of Nigeria’s total prison population are inmates serving time without being sentenced, the Nigerian Correctional Service said this on Thursday. The head of the agency, Ja’afaru Ahmed, 51,983 inmates are awaiting trial out of the prison’s total population of 73, 726 inmates.…
Nigeria: "Ikoyi Prison not fit for animals"
A financial analyst, Lukman Okunade, was remanded at the Ikoyi Prison Service (now known as Ikoyi Correctional Centre) for three days pending the time he would meet his bail conditions. He told TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO that those days remain the darkest part of his life.Nigeria: 259 personnes affamées libérées d'une prison islamiste (vidéo)
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