NIGERIAN inmates in Kaliti prison, a maximum security prison in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, have called on the Federal Government to facilitate their transfer to prisons in Nigeria.
The inmates are asking to be allowed to serve the rest of their jail terms in Nigeria.
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The detainees said they suffer grave human rights abuses in prison.
There are over 200 Nigerians in the Ethiopian prison facility, some of whom are still awaiting trial.
In a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia, the inmates appealed to the Federal Government to come to their rescue.
They complained of starvation, lack of access to medical care, corporal and capital punishment, and overcrowding.
“The Nigerian inmates in Kaliti maximum prison Ethiopia are soliciting help from the Nigerian government; we ask that the government come to our aid urgently.
“We lack access to water, food and medical care.
“We are asking the government to intervene so we can serve the rest of our jail terms in Nigeria. Many of us have fallen ill due to malnourishment, the health infrastructure is weak, and inmates are suffering from precarious health issues,” parts of the letter read.
The inmates said communication with families and friends outside Ethiopia is impossible.
They expressed remorse for their actions and appealed for a “second chance at rehabilitation”.
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