How 53,790 inmates languish in punitive cells for months, years without conviction
JOY Ekanem was just 22 when Nigeria’s criminal justice system closed in on her. A domestic worker in Abuja, her life took a brutal turn in 2024 after her Lebanese employer accused her of stealing ordinary household items—bedsheets, spoons and a flashlight.
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