After visiting the Aba, Umuahia and Okigwe prison respectively
by the Law Clinic, each team in the clinic were given a good number of cases to
work on.
My first client was not really truthful about himself which made
it difficult for me to obtain his suit number. In other words, inmates are not
always truthful with the status of their case.
My second client is a young boy of 21yrs, Chinomso Okemiri who
was arrested by the police for stealing a motorcycle and he is currently in
prison. He has been in prison since April 2018 till date. After obtaining the
Suit No, I proceeded to the court for other necessary documents. However I was
unable to get this document because the handwriting of the court clerk was very
bad and I could barely see and understand what was written down. I was asked to
come back in the next two weeks because the typist wanted to take her time to
type what was in the document and send it to the court clerk for corrections
then she can re-type it and make it ready for my next visit.
The bottom line is that the next of kin who sometimes are not
related to the inmates may not be available at all times. Prolonged delay in
the whole process often makes them lose interest in the inmate case.
Comments
Post a Comment