Nigerian prisoners in the UK will have to complete their sentences in Nigeria following an agreement on prisoners transfer signed on Thursday Jan 9, 2014 between the Nigeria Federal Government and the UK government. Some Nigerians serving various jail terms in the UK have kicked against this move. Dr Dalhatu Tafida, Nigeria’s High Commissioner said that some of the prisoners have expressed concern over returning to the country to complete their terms, citing poor prison facilities and stigma as main reasons. While explaining the agreement, the envoy said that the prisoner transfer was not an automatic exercise whereby those in jail would return home immediately. The agreement is yet to be ratified by parliaments of the two countries. Also, Tafida said that there had been a decline in the number of Nigerians in jail across the UK.
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