Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Afam Osigwe, says Nigeria's correctional facilities are often congested because some judges impose "too stringent bail conditions" that are difficult to meet.

Mr Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, spoke on Wednesday during a panel session at the ongoing NBA's Annual General Conference at the International Conference Centre in Enugu.

The NBA president regretted that such stringent bail conditions were imposed by judges even for offences that may seem minor.

"Insisting that a surety must show evidence of land ownership in the FCT, and titles to be verified - that's nonsense.

"Sometimes they keep suspects locked up after they have perfected their bail conditions,"...