EDITORIAL: Nigerias inhuman prisons

A country is respected by the way it treats its less privileged citizens. Such less privileged ones are not only those living on the fringes of existence but also those incarcerated by the state for various offences. Therefore, when it comes to looking after the welfare of those at the margins of society, Nigeria had always been found wanting. That is why the lamentation by the Deputy Comptroller of Prisons (DCP), Mr. Matthew Kalu over the decaying state of Owerri Federal Prison gives room for concern. While on an official tour of the facility, the prison boss decried a situationThe post EDITORIAL: Nigerias inhuman prisons appeared first on Daily Times Nigerian Newspaper.
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