Nigeria: New Law Targets Freeing 30,000 Prisoners Awaiting Trial

27 February 2013

A new federal law will order the release of prisoners awaiting trial for too long in Nigeria's overcrowded jails. The law will raise the spectre of hope for more than 30,000 Nigerians-constituting about 70 per cent of total inmates.

The bill, and amendment to the Criminal Justice Act, is under the works at the Senate, and was given a second reading on Wednesday.

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