A Nigerian man has endured three years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, after being arrested while visiting a friend and spending the night at his house.
The shocking revelation was made in a viral social media post shared by a Nigerian lawyer, who uncovered the case during a routine pro bono visit to a correctional facility.
According to the lawyer, the man had merely gone to see his friend and decided to stay the night, only to be arrested alongside him for an undisclosed crime. Despite his innocence, he has remained locked up for the past three years, unable to return home or secure justice.
The lawyer expressed deep concern over the situation, highlighting the flaws in Nigeria’s justice system. He wrote: “Someone went to visit his friend and spent the night at his place. He was arrested alongside his friend and for the past three years, he has not returned home because he is still at the Custodial Centre for an offence he never committed.”
This revelation has triggered widespread outrage among Nigerians, who took to the comment section to voice their frustrations over the judicial system and the unfair treatment of innocent individuals.
See some reactions below:
@Jojoneky1: “Stories like this sometimes aren’t ordinary, but people will not believe. Evil projections also happen, but the question is, ‘How many people believe?’ Someone I know traveled out of the country, came back after some months… Oga, why did you come back? ‘I kept hearing my name calling me back to Nigeria.’”
@AROLE_PeterObi: “Nigeria’s criminal judiciary system is a disaster.”
@Francis54879765: “Nigeria is Satanic. The injustice is unbearable.”
@Jojoneky1: “There’s no law in this country, forget it… Another victim of circumstance.”
The post continues to spark debates online, with many calling for immediate legal intervention to free the wrongly incarcerated man and reform the justice system to prevent similar cases from happening in the future.
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