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  • 73% of Nigeria’s prison population in 2015 were un-sentenced – NBS

    73% of Nigeria’s prison population in 2015 were un-sentenced – NBS

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The National Bureau of Statistics has said that about 73 percent of Nigeria’s prison population were un-sentenced detainees in 2015. According to its recent report, “Overall, 72.53 percent of the prison population during the period under reference were un-sentenced.” Lagos State has the highest number of un-sentenced detainees. The state recorded 5,603 un-sentenced detainees out…