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Why did Jonah have to suffer for five years awaiting trial behind bars? When Jonah Daniel was dragged into the Nigerian justice system in April 2016 over a neighbourhood fight that ended horribly, he had no idea how much his life was about to change.In its legal advice in 2017, the Lagos Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ruled that the 32-year-old had no case to answer in court, but because no one processed his release order, he remained in prison for an extra four years until June 2021. Data compiled by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) shows that 69% of people in prisons across t…

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