Nigerian Prison Facilities Not Meant For High Profile Criminals – Giwa-Amu

[Shola Sholaz]

A Lagos Lawyer and Activist, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, said that the facilities in Nigerian prisons were not meant for high profile criminals the nation currently have.
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Giwa-Amu told reporters in Lagos on Tuesday that since the current prison facilities were built by the colonial masters, more jail breaks would happen if the facilities were not upgraded.
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"What do Nigerians expect from the prisons? With the obsolete facilities in place, over bloated number of inmates for facilities meant for few, they should expect more jail breaks.
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"Apart from few new prisons built, none of the old prisons had been improved upon. Warders are not magicians; there are people who are sane and insane in our prisons.
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"The warders are not trained to take care of insane persons. Some are pregnant and have even delivered.