NPS confirms Kuje Prison Fire as Group Claims Responsibility for the Incident

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The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed that there was a fire incident at Kuje Medium Security Prison, Abuja on Friday.
Sahara Reporters had reported that buildings in the prsion were in flames, an incident which is said a group Prisoners Against Injustice in Nigeria (PAIN) .

“Corrupt politicians who have looted the treasury only spend a few days in prison and are given special treatment while the poor man who stole a mobile phone is awaiting trial for years without bail.
While corrupt judges have never stepped their foot into the cells as inmates, their trials are speedy and they have not been made to face the same fate they have subjected so many others too.

The affected buildings are the moribund Clinic block, Custody 2, which is the congested home to 153 Awaiting Trial Inmates, Convicts block (custody 3) where 322 inmates are crammed into, and Custody 4, another Awaiting Trial block where additional 306 inmates are packed in like sardines,” the group was quoted as saying.
The group claims that 781 inmates have been displaced, adding that it is hoping this draws the attention of relevant authorities.
However, the NPS in a statement by its FCT Command Public Relations Officer Humphrey‎ Chukwuedo said that it curtailed the “minor fire incident”.
Chukwuedo said that the fire was, however, immediately put out by security personnel at the scene.
“‎No one was hurt as neither the medical staff nor inmates were around the building as at the time of the incident,” he said.

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