The Nigerian government spends N3.50k to feed an inmate in Nigerian prisons each day, the Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, has disclosed.
Speaking at a round table for media and civil society organizations in Lagos, Thursday, Mr. Chino Obiagwu, National Coordinator, LEDAP said that the current cost was increased by the new Comptroller-General of Prisons from the previous N2.10k per prisoner.
The round table had the theme ‘Moving Nigeria Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty.’
“The truth is that many prisoners supplement their meals because all kinds of businesses and activities go on inside the prisons,” said Mr. Obiagwu.
“If you allow Nigerian prisoners to survive on their ration, they will all die”, he added.
There are about 56,000 inmates scattered across Nigerian prisons, according to Mr. Obiagwu, whose organization champions the rights of Nigerian prisoners.
“A lot of philanthropy goes into our prisons; churches like the Roman Catholic Church, The Redeemed Church carry out regular prison visits to improve the welfare of inmates,” Mr. Obiagwu said.
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