Odemu Efe, a Nigerian inmate at the Kaliti Prisons in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has died after suffering an undisclosed ailment.
The Nation reports that the Warri, Delta State-born man was among the about 150 inmates of Nigerian descent at the prison, detained on allegations of possession of hard drugs and money laundering.
It was also learnt that many of the inmates often take ill due to malnourishment as they are allegedly fed once a day with rice without sauce.
Speaking on the incident, a Nigerian in Ethiopia, Miss Chika Nwachukwu, said, “As we speak, some inmates are very sick and they are not getting good medication. Nobody knows whether they will survive since Odemu died in a similar condition.
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“The Federal Government should please activate the relevant ministries and agencies to bring succour to these citizens languishing in foreign land by bringing them back home. Most of them are ready to pay any cost incurred in the process, and also ready to face trial at home for the alleged offences for which they are being detained.”
She also appealed to chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, to mobilise stakeholders in the region to free the inmates, claiming that over eighty percent of them are from the Southeast.
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