Nigeria’s prison population rose by 11,764 inmates between 2017 and Q2 2025, deepening pressure on correctional facilities across the country.

Currently, there are 1,400 prisons in Nigeria with 73,000 inmates. The minister according to Channels TV said this on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at an event in Abuja. “Most of our prisons, particularly ...

All inmates are equal, but in Nigerian prisons, some inmates are more equal than others. Prisons are not exactly made to be palatial residences, but the state of Nigerian prisons cuts a sorry sight.

BY OLATUNJI KAREEM There’s a haunting silence that clings around prisons in countries that’ve shaken off authoritarian ...