Hundreds of Nigerian criminals will be sent home to serve out prison sentences under a deal set to be struck by ministers within weeks. Talks are continuing into reaching a compulsory prisoner transfer agreement, which could see more than half of the 500 criminals from Nigeria currently in UK jails repatriated.

Britain has even made clear it would pay to build new prisons in countries like Nigeria to speed up the process of sending foreign criminals home. Up to £1million has been promised to upgrade Nigerian jails, including a new wing at Kirikiri Prison in Lagos. But to date little progress has been made. When the coalition was formed there were 11,135 foreign prisoners in UK jails, and this figure has fallen by just three per cent since to 10,786.

Justice Minister Mr Wright said: ‘I am clear that more foreign prisoners must serve their sentences in their own countries.
‘That is why we are currently working with the Nigerian Government on a compulsory prisoner transfer agreement to increase the number of prisoners who are transferred. ‘Legislation allowing Nigeria to enter such an arrangement was passed earlier this year by the Nigerian Parliament. We are now working with them on the text of a final agreement.’ Overflowing jails abroad have made it increasingly difficult to deport prisoners to their own country. It is argued that by paying for building new jails or making existing ones more ‘comfortable’ so they approach British standards, will be repatriated.

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Msheewwww. Their headache

They should allow them remain there,Nigerian prisons are congested already and most of the prisons do not even have female facilities.

lertee: They should allow them remain there,Nigerian prisons are congested already and most of the prisons do not even have female facilities.

welcome home mr nd mrs james ibori

This is a very good news. Since they decided to bring insult to Naija, they should immediately be drafted in JTF, I think they need more hands in Borno

Imagine going from this...



To this...



Shivers down my spine, my goose pimples are having goose pimples...

Why is my president always showing all 32? can't he just flash the 8 frontal row and keep the remaining inmate?
see as the guy next to him dey smile like a rich man.