A Nigerian man has finally been released after spending 8 years in prison without trial.
He has been in prison since March 2017 without trial.
The man identified as John Gift Tobia was held in prison on the 6th of March while his case was still awaiting trial.
However, his case was never heard in court and he ended up spending 8 years, 4 months and 10 days without trial.
Luckily for him, a high court in Rivers state set him free unconditionally in June 2025.
He was seen appreciating the lawyer who had intervened on his case, while sharing what he intends to do from now on.
Check out reactions that followed:
@Junnynba1 said: “there are still thousands of people in there, just wasting away, many of them still awaiting trial, and some completely innocent. nigeria’s system is deeply broken. do whatever it takes to stay out of trouble, because once you’re in, it can mess up your life for good.”
@eSoul_licker commented: “If Nigeria never happen to person weh u know, u go think say this video na content.✌️”
@TheRealGulu wrote: “For a crime whose penalty may be 2 years or a fine. 🤦🏾♂️”
@the_onbeatable said: “Nothing hurts me as much as knowing that the second in command of the congenital failure called GMB was a Constitutional Lawyer who couldn’t spearhead any tangible prison reforms in Nigeria…that’s to show how useless the post of a VP is in Nigeria’s political space. It hurts.”
Watch the video below:
Man regains freedom today from prison in Rivers State after being on awaiting trial for 8 years, 4 months, and 10 days without any trial. From 6th of March 2017 till now?? 🥹 pic.twitter.com/DAuragxtdz
— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) June 5, 2025
