Inmates awaiting trial have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to put an end to their endless stay in prison without trial by setting a time-limit on court cases in the country as it is in the developed countries.
Speaking during a visit to the Kaduna Medium Custodial Center by the Ansar-ud-deen Society Kaduna Branch, the inmates said they have been in prison for several months, while their cases have stagnated, and trials have stopped.
They urged the President and the National Assembly to set time-limits on court cases to enable quick dispensation of cases, end innocent Nigerians’ long term in prison awaiting trial and decongest the correctional centers.
According to the Chief Imam of Ansar-ud-deen Society Kaduna Branch, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Kijan, who led the delegation on the visit, study showed that 76 percent, 1,273 of the 1,669 total inmates at the Kaduna Medium Custodial Center as at the time of the visit are awaiting trials.
