Ex-inmates beg FG to intervene as over 30 Nigerians languish in Tanzania prisons

In a swift response, the Federal Government said it would take up the issue of a prisoner transfer agreement with Tanzania as part of efforts to secure the return of Nigerians serving jail terms in the East African country One of us died, we served 15 years Narrating his experience, Okechukwu, who was deported to Nigeria three months ago after spending15 years in prison, said he was among four Nigerians sentenced to 30 years for drug-related offences.

They noted that over 30 Nigerians were jailed in different prisons in Tanzania with more than 20 in Ukonga Central Prison in Dar es Salaam alone and appealed to the government to take advantage of the prison transfer agreement with the country to bring the inmates back to the country.•FG to push prisoner transfer deal with Tanzanian authorities — Foreign Affairs Ministry By Nkiruka Nnorom Two Nigerian men recently released from prisons in Tanzania have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene and secure the transfer of other Nigerians still languishing in jails across the East African country.