Nigeria, May 3 -- Nigeria's prisons continue to struggle with severe overcrowding, despite efforts at reform.

According to data from the Nigerian Correctional Service Portal as of 14 April, 52,893 out of Nigeria's 79,474 total prison population are awaiting trial, accounting for about 67 per cent of all inmates. Of these, 51,407 are men, and 1,486 are women.

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Oluyemi Adetiba-Irija, a lawyer and Executive Director of Headfort Foundation, explains why these reforms are not yielding the expected results, citing the case of God'swill, a man who spent 11 years at Ikoyi Correctional Centre without ever facing trial.

Excerpts.

PT: Could you introduce yourself?

Mrs Adetiba-Irija: My name is Oluyemi Adetib...