Prisoners at the Okere Correctional Centre, Warri, Delta State, are currently protesting the starvation and lack of food they are made to go through by the state government, SaharaReporters can exclusively report.

The punishment was put in place by the management of the correctional centre after a jailbreak on October 22, 2020.
The jailbreak led to the killing of about 18 persons by security operatives guarding the prison.

Some inmates also escaped from the facility.

SaharaReporters gathered that to punish the inmates for attempting to escape, they were denied food except dry garri (cassava flake).

A source in the prison, who confirmed the situation to SaharaReporters, said the inmates are angry, adding that it could lead to another jailbreak if not swiftly addressed by the government.

"The inmates have been under lock and key and they don't get food.

"The authority is not giving them food and their families are not allowed to bring in food for them anymore.

"Inmates are presently protesting against starvation and what is currently happening might have more effect than the jailbreak that happened.

"There is a protest ongoing now as inmates are shouting for the restoration of their food ration," the source said.

The source explained that inmates are being given dry garri once in three days.

He added that inmates are suspecting embezzlement of funds by the correctional center management.

"The inmates are asking questions and they want to know if the government stopped the feeding of inmates as a result of the jailbreak or staff are embezzling money meant for their feeding," the source added.

It was further gathered that inmates waited till evening before they started the protest.

At the last jailbreak at the facility, some inmates escaped, before security operatives moved in.

Not less than 18 people were killed and 23 sustained bullet injuries.

The prison management hid the killings from the government and public and organised a mass burial for the victims.

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It's really sad seeing that Nigeria is gasping for oxygen...

.. We blacks have never valued human lives.. and we never will.... It's like we only came to this world to kill, maim and cheat ourselves

You're a prisoner.
These afonjas need to understand this

People outside the prison walls are complaining of hunger and starvation by the government despite the ability to move freely is it those caged like animals that would have surplus?

You people should manage or better still fast...things are hard

Which way our country

End hunger

We wey dey outside self hunger they wire us despite of una wey dey indoor... may God be with una

We are too greedy in this country......imagine stealing from prisoners so you can drive the latest car and build mansions.......I'm tired of my country and my countrymen.

and this country has a president?issokayyy!!!

Make una give dem food chop o abeg

if dem attack the kitchen and loot dere now dem go tag them hoodlums

G

Hmm

Wonder

Very pathetic

Na warden wet never chop go give prisoners food?

Its quite unfortunate. I weep for Nigeria

It may surprise us that this country is crashing faster than we could ever imagine.

saphiere:


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Stop spreading fake news see us real proof and evidence

Jahzrockballer:
It's really sad seeing that Nigeria is gasping for oxygen...

food don turn oxygen

Please feed them

Make #endsars hoodlum reach there release those prisoners abeg

HAPPINESS IS HERE







ITS GOOD THAT THEY CRIED OUT,BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT BE AWARE.

Life no balance at all
Hungry kills more than bullet