CSOs decry large number of awaiting trial inmates in Nigerian prisons

Some civil society groups have cried out over the large number of awaiting trial inmate's in Nigeria's correctional centres. The groups, during the Cvil Society Organisations meeting in Adamawa State, hosted by the Public & Private Development Centre (PPDC), noted that about 70 percent of inmates are awaiting trial.

Some civil society groups have cried out over the large number of awaiting trial inmate's in Nigeria's correctional centres. The groups, during the Cvil Society Organisations meeting in Adamawa State, hosted by the Public & Private Development Centre , noted that about 70 percent of inmates are awaiting trial.

'The growing number of pre-trial detainees, many held for years without trial under dire conditions, poses significant human rights concerns, overwhelming the justice system and correctional facilities,' the PPDC said in the message signed by the PPDC Head of Communications and Knowledge Management, Munachi Okoro.

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