800 Nigerians in Togo prisons

Even in Togo? What is their total population that 800 Nigerians are in their prisons? How many Nigerians are really in other countries? Any data/records?
I guess desperation of Nigerians can not escape the ethical/judicial structures put in place in other countries. Very true that Charity begins at home! Besides,I think our foreign embassies need to do more.

In a chat with Vanguard, weekend, Ukeje lamented lack of reliable data on Nigerians resident abroad.

Speaking on the large number of Nigerians serving jail terms in neighbouring Togo, she said: “This is the problem. As at two weeks ago, we got report of about 800 Nigerians in prisons in Togo, much more in China .

“The only one country that we have a clear-cut inventory is the United Kingdom , where we have a bill that will go to aid with prisoner-exchange.

“Of course, the National Assembly in the last session, discussed on how Nigerians in prisons in other countries can come back to Nigeria. Now, in the UK, we have a total figure of Nigerians who are in UK prisons.

“I know in Togo, it is about 800; in China, I read in the papers of the number being high. Those are the things that we are actually trying to look at and look at the status of these Nigerians who are currently resident in collection of institution around the world.”

Ukeje noted the need to establish Diaspora Desk in Nigeria’s foreign missions as well as inventory of Nigerians living abroad, recalling the uncoordinated response to the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Libya in the wake of the Libyan crises.