My name is Emmanuel Emeka, a prisoner in Ankaful maximum
security prison, Cape Coast, Ghana. I’m serving a jail-term of
130yrs imprisonment and I’m presently in my 8th year. We
appeal to the Nigerian government to please come to our aid.
The condition here has been so unbearable for (we) Nigerian
prisoners in Ghana. We need to reconnect with our families.
The Ghanaian police are fond of arresting innocent Nigerians,
giving them high sentence of 50yrs 70yrs 100yrs 150yrs to
200yrs. Most of us have spent 8yrs 10yrs 15yrs 17yrs 20yrs
inside prison and some have died inside the prison without
completing their jail-term. Our families are in the dark, they
really don’t know what we are facing. We’ve spent a lot of
money trying to appeal in court, but all is to no avail. Within
my 8years in prison, I have witnessed over 100 deaths of
Nigerian citizen in the Ghana prison and most of their families
are not even aware.
They still keep the hope of their return without knowing they
are dead and buried with no rites. We appeal to the
government of Nigeria to please act on our behalf so we
won’t continue to perish in this peril. There are many
Nigerians in all the 46 prisons in Ghana that need help from
the Nigerian government. Also the media, kindly keep
spreading the message until it finally grips the attention of the
able government. To fellow citizens of Nigeria, our brothers,
sisters, fathers and mothers, please continue to pray for us
and do what you can to return us back home.
Another sad part is that most of us are on sick bed, no drugs
for us. This is the unseen hardship Nigerian citizens in all the
prisons in Ghana are facing and myself inclusive. I’ve been
sick for the past 2 months and they have not taken me to the
hospital or give me any drug. They treat us like animals, they
give us dry garri everyday, no access to communication.
I know how I suffered to get this phone to send this message
to you. Please, on this message, lies the survival of about 800
to 1000 Nigerian prisoners in the 46 prisons in Ghana who are
in this type of high sentence.
Help us spread the message to all the four corners of Nigeria
to make campaign for our freedom because that is the only
hope left for us.
Emmanuel Emeka, Ankaful Maximum Security Prison Cape
Coast