By Izunna Okafor, Awka


Sunday Ogbuo, a native of Umuochuba Agba, Ekwulobia, in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has reportedly forgotten the way to his hometown, after spending decades in the facility of the Nigerian Correctional Service.

A video currently trending on the social media shows the Mr. Ogbuo, as he was being interviewed by some individuals who spotted him looking stranded at a junction in Imo State after being released from the prison.

According to the ravenous-looking young man, he was imprisoned in Imo State since 1999, but was just released from the prison on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, by human rights lawyers; after which he started looking for his way back to his hometown, Ekwulobia in Anambra State, before some good Samaritans spotted him.

“We were released today. We were 16 of us who were released today by Human Right lawyers. They discharged us today,” he exuberantly said.

The good Samaritans who accosted and interviewed him, thereafter, pledged to sponsor his transportation down to Ekwulobia Roundabout, from where, they believe, people who knew him may recognize him and help re-unite him to his family.

Naija prison na suffer. See how hungry he looks. What a waste of somebody’s life. Many here aren’t up to the age of the sentence he endured.

From his large hands I can tell he is supposed to be a heavy set or muscular person, but that prison watery beans men!

I just hope he has the Means to survive if not... All roads leads back to sanko. 24 years ? He is damaged beyond repair.


I know of a man who was released after the church evangelist who visit prisons helped him to become free, they gave him a farm job and a small apartment but men, dogo couldn't adjust to the outside life. Behind bars he is a shot caller but out here is less than a nobody ... Less than I month later, dogo went to break into someone's house, gathered all the property and sat down waiting to be discovered, long story short dogo was back in the grasp of the law and in no time dogo was sent back home! In prison where he is a somebody.

Nigerian prisons can even make you forget how your wife looks like.

Go and sin no more

Chai! The man looks young

He must have been incarcerated when he was about 15yrs old

Life...

The world has really changed since 1999 na.

for Human rights to release him, that means he was incarcerated without trial or probably "awaiting trial". Men poor people have no justice

He must have seen hell in there.
He can't even stand properly in the video I saw.
May God revive him.

This one will soon find his way to Lagos with his belongings in a poly bag & after getting a little comfortable, will begin to shout “Lagos is no man’s land”.

May Ògún punish all of una wey come from “bush come scatter the house”.

What do Nigeria correctional centres really correct? When people gets out of prisons abroad they don’t look malnourished like this.

You are given the privilege to engage in recreational activities in prisons but ours in Nigeria, you only learn how to sing war songs

Naija prison na ur mate

finallybusy:
Naija prison na suffer. See how hungry he looks. What a waste of somebody’s life. Many here aren’t up to the age of the sentence he endured.

Is it just suffer? He seems to have been awaiting trial all this while.

Just wasted 24 years of his life.

Auxtin85:
What do Nigeria correctional centres really correct? When people gets out of prisons abroad they don’t look malnourished like this.

You are given the privilege to engage in recreational activities in prisons but ours in Nigeria, you only learn how to sing war songs

You haven't seen videos or images of prisons in poor countries! Kirikiri is Sheraton compared to them!

grandstar:


Is it just suffer? He seems to have been awaiting trial all this while.

Just wasted 24 years of his life.

...and that is why one should pray to never have anything to do with the Nigerian police.

faceLAGOS:
This one will soon find his way to Lagos with his belongings in a poly bag & after getting a little comfortable, will begin to shout “Lagos is no man’s land”.

May Ògún punish all of una wey come from “bush come scatter the house”.

If Lagos is removed,you Yorubas have nothing to be proud of,shame

Morning,afternoon,night our Lagos our Lagos

Tufiaaaa,e no dey tire una
Btw,I know many people including me who will never move to Lagos,stop thinking Lagos is New York

faceLAGOS:
This one will soon find his way to Lagos with his belongings in a poly bag & after getting a little comfortable, will begin to shout “Lagos is no man’s land”.

May Ògún punish all of una wey come from “bush come scatter the house”.

you think Yoruba developed Lagos

he'll sure forget even if after 8years. talk more of 24years

What could he have done that worth 24 years of his life been wasted?

TsbAfrica:
From his large hands I can tell he is supposed to be a heavy set or muscular person, but that prison watery beans men!

I just hope he has the Means to survive if not... All roads leads back to sanko. 24 years ? He is damaged beyond repair.


I know of a man who was released after the church evangelist who visit prisons helped him to become free, they gave him a farm job and a small apartment but men, dogo couldn't adjust to the outside life. Behind bars he is a shot caller but out here is less than a nobody ... Less than I month later, dogo went to break into someone's house, gathered all the property and sat down waiting to be discovered, long story short dogo was back in the grasp of the law and in no time dogo was sent back home! In prison where he is a somebody.

Shawshank Redemption

pachigo001:
you think Yoruba developed Lagos

Don't start.

Usa and other working countries= prison, jail, etc
Zoogeria= so help me lord

Prison experience must have formated his brain

Nigeria prison is hell hole.