Dem say na small Emeka wey still dey chop biscuit and carry slate for school dem arrest for 2015 say he thief something. Na so dem bundle am go station, come lock am inside like say na notorious thief. No papa, no mama, no lawyer – just one small pikin wey confuse like goat wey enter church.
From that day, na prison life straight. While him mates dey learn maths and play ball, Emeka dey learn how to dodge slap for cell. E shock you? Welcome to Nigeria Justice Cinema – season 1, episode madness.
The thing wey pain pass be say till today, dem no even sure wetin the boy really thief. Na “he look suspicious” dem use hold am. As in, person face dey resemble thief, so make we jail am. Who dey write this kind script?
10 Whole Years of Chilling – No Trial, No Lawyer, No Sense!
Imagine say you dey inside cell for 10 years and nobody ask you say “guy, wetin really happen?” That na Emeka life. No lawyer show face, no court talk say “guilty” or “innocent.” Na Nigeria we dey, where justice dey crawl like snail wey drink ogogoro.
Even the prison warders shock say the boy still dey there. Some new prisoners wey meet am inside think say na staff, because how 12-year-old go turn 22 for inside one cell without single court date? The boy even turn prison PRO – helping new inmates find bedspace.
Na human rights group wey dey waka around wey finally raise alarm. Dem shout say, “this one pass illegal detention – this na full-time kidnapping by government.” Thank God say social media get small power, or Emeka for turn grandfather before dem remember am.
Emeka Don Finally Regain Freedom – But Who Go Pay Him Back?
Las las, Emeka don waka comot prison, but the scars still dey fresh. 10 years no be beans o. Him brain don mature for prison level, him future still dey hang like NEPA light for rainy season. How you go explain secondary school to 22-year-old wey never even write common entrance?
The boy now dey try pick up pieces of life, but make we ask – who go pay am compensation? Who go apologize? Abi na only “Go home, thank God” we go talk? Na why many pipu dey call make government do better, so that small pickin no go turn long-term inmate because of yeye suspicion.
Emeka talk say he wan become lawyer – to help other pipu wey dey suffer same fate. Na the only sweet part for this bitter soup be that. But Nigeria, una no try at all – how una go arrest future lawyer when him never even thief pencil?
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