December 19, 2019

We expect up to 100 inmates to be freed today and tomorrow in Kuje Prison alone. Other prisons in the Abuja area will be receiving similar visits. They are concentrating on cases of inmates who have not been to courts in two years and those who have been awaiting trial for many years. In October of this year, DPA sent out two petitions demanding the review of many cases of inmates who have been unjustly held in the prisons and the Abattoir police detention center. In response to DPA petitions, on November 4th and 5th, the judges went to Abattoir and freed or evacuated over 600 detainees. And today, they are extending that to the prisons.   We are happy for this development. The detention of the leader of DPA, Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire, in Abattoir and Kuje has not been without a great benefit. DPA shall continue to press for justice to many people who have been unjustly detained. In light of this development, DPA will suspend the next round of petitions which are aimed at the judiciary.

As you know, DPA has been helping prisoners for sometime now. We've done it in Keffi. We did it in Lagos, Badagry. We did it in Kuje. Our Enugu State members are doing it in Enugu tomorrow. Since our Founder has been in Kuje prison, we have helped Kuje inmates in many ways - fed them, organized sporting competition, fashion competition, free legal representations for then, etc. The Founder has done so much to help a lot of inmates. For some strategic reasons, we have not publicized our charitable activities in Kuje prison.   Now,  DPA wants to feed 1000 Kuje Prison inmates on the Christmas Day. It will cost N400 to feed each inmate. So, we need to raise N400k. This figure is easy for us to raise if everybody here can donate N500 today. You are welcome to donate more than N500. But indeed your N500 will be enough. Don't be left out of the important gesture.   Send your N500 to: DPA INT'L FOUNDATION- LEGAL DEFENCE ZENITH BANK, NO.1015702400