Dennis Smith Okoro, a Nigerian inmate at the Kaliti prison, a maximum-security prison in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is dead.
Okoro, who hailed from Abia State, was among about 300 inmates of Nigerian descent at the Ethiopian prison facility.
He died during the week at the facility.
His death comes a few months after SaharaReporters reported on his deteriorated health condition.
Nigerian inmates in the facility told SaharaReporters that the deceased was left untreated despite paying the police to take him to the hospital.
“He was sick with a kidney problem; the sickness started here in Kaliti prison, Ethiopia, and no good treatment was given to him by officials here. We also contacted the Nigerian Embassy here to tell them what was happening, but sadly, they didn’t respond on time,” one of the Nigerian inmates said.
“The Ethiopian police even requested money for his treatment, and we gave it to them, but despite this, they didn’t take him for treatment.
“In the last 3 years, 4 Nigerians have died here in this Ethiopian prison. Dennis Smith Okoro’s body is still here in the Ethiopian prison; we haven’t heard anything from the Nigerian Embassy or the government of Nigeria.”
