Mr Bello, a married father
of one, was said to have become traumatized by his stay in prison after seeing
inmates who have been detained for as many as 12 years because of delays in
their trials.
Abdullahi Bello, a
23-year-old Fulani herdsman, was on Wednesday beaten unconscious after being
caught attempting to escape from Kuje Prisons, where he has been remanded.
A source told
SaharaReporters that Mr. Bello has also been a victim of long adjournments
following his arrest and that of two others for abduction. At his last court
appearance, Justice Binta Nyarko of the Federal High Court, Abuja, adjourned
his case from November 5 to March 1, 2018.
The source added that Mr.
Bello became depressed following a visit by his wife and infant daughter. He
was said to have told the wife that he could no longer bear her seeing him in
prison custody. The experience led him to start making plans for escape, which
he commenced on December 20.
Mr Bello, disclosed another
prison source, went to the prison mosque for prayers. After the prayers ended,
he hid himself until he was locked in the mosque. He later crept out of the
mosque and went over the hole-ridden wall, but was spotted, chased and
arrested. He was subsequently beaten unconscious.
“His situation is unknown.
There are speculations that he may have died because of the savage beating he
received,” said a source.
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