My name is Kabir Garba
Hassan, Director of litigation and probation ABU law clinic Ahmadu bello
university zaria Kaduna state I am as well the group leader (groupC).
This project undoubtedly exposes me to wonderful experiences as a game
changer, it made my perception changed. Hitherto, I used to see every
prison inmate as a criminal and a deviant who deserves to be abandoned
by the society but now I know that some of them are there for offences
they committed not. In this part of Nigeria (zaria and Kaduna prison),
most of the inmates are not only awaiting trial but mistakenly/wrongly
detained.
The case of a 16 years old road side mechanic, Ishaq
Muhammad confirms. He was caught in the web on his way to "Marmara"
zaria, arrested because he unknowingly passed through "abductors' camp"
some wraps of Indian hemp were planted into his pocket what led him to
police station, later to the court and the court sentenced him to 2 1/2
years imprisonment with an option of N250,000 fine.
On
the other hand, a mob attacked a 33 years old Bashir Yakubu suspected to
have raped a girl who could not even recognize him, he lost
consciousness and was rushed to ABUTH Shika and subsequently detained at
the police station samaru division where he was instructed to plead
guilty before the judge to which he denied. When Bashir requested that
genotype test be carried out, the victim's mother refused and insisted
that he used stick to carry out the act. He was later transfered to
chief magistrate court chediya for prosecution.
One thing
I also noticed is that poverty is a factor that worsen the situation as
some of the inmates are released on bail but no money to pay up.
Inmates Luke Aisha Abubakar whose bail was granted but was unable to
regain her freedoms because she had no money and had lost contact with
her family consequently, no one on ground to serve as a surety for her.
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