Iniside Nigeria’s correction centres: Feeding crisis rocks prisons
***Inmates face hunger, starvation ***Prison authorities deny claims, defend feeding system By Henry Ojelu For three years inside the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos, survival for Mike Okoroafor came down to a daily calculation: find alternative food or go hungry.
Vanguard findings indicate three broad categories of inmates when it comes to feeding: Those who depend entirely on prison meals and occasional donations from NGOs; those who buy and cook their own food; and a privileged minority who can afford better options through canteens or external vendors.
Interviews with former and current inmates, as well as independent findings by Vanguard, point to a deeply strained feeding system across Nigeria’s correctional centres – one undermined by chronic overcrowding, inadequate funding, weak oversight, and allegations of diversion of food supplies.
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