SaharaReporters exclusively obtained photos of 12 of the domestic workers who have been imprisoned for nearly six years.
In a blatant violation of Nigeria’s constitutional provisions on the presumption of innocence, former First Lady Patience Jonathan has kept 15 of her domestic staff locked up in Bayelsa State’s Okaka Correctional Centre since 2019 over an unproven case of robbery.
SaharaReporters gathered that these workers have been rotting behind bars without a court conviction, as their trial has been repeatedly stalled on the orders of the influential former First Lady.
Emmanuel Aginwa
Emeka Benson
Vincent Olabiyi
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SaharaReporters exclusively obtained photos of 12 of the domestic workers who have been imprisoned for nearly six years.
Golden Vivian
Williams Alami
Erema Déborah
Tamunokuro Abaku
Réginald Sunday
They include Williams Alami, Vincent Olabiyi, Ebuka Cosmos, John Dashe, Tamunokuro Abaku, Emmanuel Aginwa, Erema Deborah, Precious Kingsley, Tamunosiki Achese, Sunday Reginald, Vivian Golden, and Emeka Benson.
Ebuka Cosmos
Tamunosiki
John Dashe
The remaining three—Boma Oba, Salomi Wareboka, and Sahabi Lima—are not pictured.
