A Nigerian man who had been imprisoned without charge or trial since March 2017 has now been released.
It was learned that on March 6th, John Gift Tobia was detained in custody while his case was pending trial.
But his case was never heard in court, and he was left without a trial for eight years, four months, and ten days.
Fortunately, he was granted unconditional freedom by a Rivers State high court in June 2025.
He was observed expressing gratitude to the attornwho had taken up his case and outlining his future plans.
Check out reactions that followed …
@Junnynba1 said: “there are still thousands of people in there, just wasting away, many of them still awaiting trial, and some completely innocent. nigeria’s system is deeply broken. do whatever it takes to stay out of trouble, because once you’re in, it can mess up your life for good.”
@eSoul_licker commented: “If Nigeria never happen to person weh u know, u go think say this video na content.✌️”
@TheRealGulu wrote: “For a crime whose penalty may be 2 years or a fine. 🤦🏾♂️”
@the_onbeatable said: “Nothing hurts me as much as knowing that the second in command of the congenital failure called GMB was a Constitutional Lawyer who couldn’t spearhead any tangible prison reforms in Nigeria…that’s to show how useless the post of a VP is in Nigeria’s political space. It hurts.”
Watch the video below …
