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       Nigerian Prisoners In Britain Kick Against Prison Transfer
       By: Favblinkz Date: February 4, 2014, 12:12 pm
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       The recently signed Prisoner Transfer Agreement between Nigeria
       and Britiain has not gone down well with some Nigerians
       prisoners in the UK, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the UK has
       said.
       Dr Dalhatu Tafida, Tuesday in London confirmed this in an
       interview.
       He said that some of the prisoners who were against the
       agreement cited the poor state of Nigerian prisons as a major
       concern. They also fear stigmatisation if they return to Nigeria
       to complete their jail terms.
       The envoy however said based on the framework of the agreement,
       prisoner transfer would only happen in situations where both
       countries agree.
       The agreement, which has not been ratified by the parliament of
       both countries does not mean those in British jails would return
       home immediately, according to Tafida.
       According to him, transfer will not be voluntarily but decided
       by both governments.
       Nigeria and UK signed the agreement in December 2013.
       Tafida also said that as many as 40 people were usually
       repatriated monthly under the UK-Nigeria repatriation programme
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