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Fisayo Soyombo, an undercover journalist, spent two weeks in detention — five days in a police cell and eight as an inmate of Ikoyi Prison — tracking corruption in the criminal justice system, beginning from the moment of arrest by the police to the point of release from prison.

In the second of a three-part series, Soyombo exposed how the courts short-change the law, and the prisons are themselves a cesspool of the exact reasons for which they hold inmates.

The second part was published on Monday and as expected, some Nigerians took to social media to comment on the justice system.

Below are reactions.

When will #CashAndCarryPrison trend? This exposé by @fisayosoyombo is a huge project that we mustn't allow to go like that.

Good job, bro.

— Oluwagbenga Ajongbolo (@arakunrinajos) October 21, 2019

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This corruption thing in Nigeria has eaten reeeally deep#CashAndCarryPrison by @thecablenghttps://t.co/yLYg6QozlL

— Propertier (@seun_ja) October 21, 2019

I mentioned once that our Criminal Justice System is derelict. The Police, Judiciary and Prisons all complicit. The prisons however is not just a warehouse but a huge racket that will make your heart sick. This investigation corroborates the postulation. #CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/7avsMfC22d

— SEGA L'éveilleur®🚨 (@segalink) October 21, 2019

GOOD job felt like I was reading a John grisham novel, but the risk you took dou omo nah man you be. Every institution in this country is fantastically corrupt and a joke.

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— oginni kayode (@mauikay455) October 21, 2019

The Police, the entire criminal justice system in Nigeria need reforms. #CashAndCarryPrison

— George Newton kelechi Madu (@airforce1usa) October 21, 2019

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The rot in this country is appalling, every damn sector is rotten to the core. #CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/T7ban8C8go

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— chuks (@chuks_orji01) October 21, 2019

I hope you guys are following the undercover investigation of the Nigerian Prison system?

It’s quite something!#CashAndCarryPrison

— Abimbola O'larry Turner (@Clan_Clueless) October 21, 2019

Lol, this is more evident than the ways of @officialEFCC proclaiming and innocent suspects as criminals causing a defamation if character. #CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/TD2BzgRTiV pic.twitter.com/8X7lkfE3wS

— Bilesanmi A. Quadri (@BAdetokunbo) October 21, 2019

Correctional facilities my foot! Nigerian prisons are worse off than hell—well, except you're rich. Sad. I hope something gets done now that it's all undeniable. Weldone sir! 🙌 @fisayosoyombo. #CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/iB6ExBJJgC

— Muneer Yaqub (@elMunir5) October 21, 2019

I knew our correctional system was dysfunctional but this is even beyond my imagination. Thank you @fisayosoyombo for exposing this.#CashAndCarryPrison

— Son of man (@Rcadetolu) October 21, 2019

https://twitter.com/Bbsmart4/status/1186219366070837248?s=20

Your MCM @fisayosoyombo deserves all his flowers. All.

Here's Part Two of his investigative piece on the corruption that has eaten deep into the Nigerian criminal justice system. Sodomy, all that.

Again, why is this not trending?

(via @thecableng)https://t.co/ey9hjCimOL

— IFEANYI (@J_Chiemeke) October 21, 2019

Just wondering what @raufaregbesola is still upto with this kind of report in public domain@NigeriaGov @toluogunlesi@AjuriNgelale

UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION (II): Drug abuse, sodomy, bribery, pimping… The cash-and-carry operations of Ikoyi Prisons https://t.co/98eXga16QZ

— Osazee Igiewe (@igieweosazee) October 21, 2019

I just read the second part of @fisayosoyombo and @thecableng 's expose on the appalling rate of corruption in Nigerian Prisons. The undercover investigation unraveled corruption, sex, sodomy and abuse of drugs in Ikoyi Prisons.
Read more here:👇👇https://t.co/kOOd7jxvaZ

— oloruntoba yusuf (@Oloruntooba) October 21, 2019

A friend of mine had his own share of experience and how rigged the Nigeria criminal and justice system works. From Bad living/health condition,To corrupt officials/police collaboration,Drugs, and much more
UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION#undercoverinvestigation#CashAndCarryPrison

— Lawason Adams (@LHB_Adams) October 21, 2019

Thank you again and again @fisayosoyombo. While reading your horrible experience just to bring to light the happenings in our prisons I shed tears.@officialEFCC can you investigate these happenings or you re restricted to yahoo boys?

— #I'mLeahSharibuh (@smutchay) October 21, 2019

Thank you so much @fisayosoyombo for taking so much risk just to shine light into that scary dark place for everyone to see.

— Jonathan Oyakhilome (@Jadonis13) October 21, 2019

"You see those warders, they’re the ones who should be in jail. They’re far more fraudulent than I was. Their freedom should be in my hands, not mine in theirs!”

The wardens need to go for rehabilitation and revivification as well!

2 wrongs can't make 1 right, our institutions! pic.twitter.com/0RpKrZGmQu

— Pépèr-Hadé Shóyemí (@CitizenPeper) October 21, 2019

This narration is absolutely true, I have had reasons to visit inmates at ikoyi prison and kirikiri, I do not pay less than N1400 at various points. There is a fix price for the officer that the visitation is done in his office, its N1000. These things are no secrets.

— Angela Ademola (@angelademola) October 21, 2019

A failed biz transactn made me spent 2 nights there 4yrs ago and I can affirm that all you said is true. There are category of accommodatn base on affordability; the nicon u mentioned is called Aso rock is for d wealthy spent some hrs there.There's need for urgent reform

— Banjoko Tunde (@tunde_banjoko) October 21, 2019

Ghetto, the truth is that if u were the one who went undercover to a Nigerian prison, got caught with hidden camera and beaten mercilessly for withholding your true identity, then I came online replied with Lol asking for video evidence, you'll be very upset with me 👍

— Obaseki Ohiozei (@Ohiozei) October 21, 2019

Business-Wise: This true life prison experience and self sacrifice of @fisayosoyombo will sell if an A-list Nollywood filmmaker will be willing to pick up this story.

We want something like this on Netflix as well. It's the only way to expose some of the ills in this country.

— EMYRS 🇳🇬 (@itsDonmonc) October 21, 2019

bro i can relate….I was in ikoyi prison in 2014 as an awaiting trial inmate and I know what u are talking about

— OLADEJI gbenga (@gbengenelive) October 21, 2019

The corruption in every small cell size of the giant organism called Nigeria is iredeemably common place. EFCC, NASS, FG, the judiciary, LGs, government parastatals, everywhere.

There's is entrenched greed, institutionalized bribery. Everywhere. I repeat, everywhere.

— Moses Abali (@MosesAbbaly) October 21, 2019

Fisayo, God will bless you man. The travails if what you want thru, are worthy of you landing an award! Sadly you won't get any in Nigeria of today but don't worry, your name will go down in Gold!@segalink @simonkolawole @thecableng

— funwakinmade (@funwakinmade) October 21, 2019

I salute your courage and dedication to your profession @fisayosoyombo . The report breaks my heart and I have concluded we don’t love each other in this Country. No atom of compassion. Everyone is after the Money. Shame

— Adedeji Agbomabiwon (@dejiagbomabiwon) October 21, 2019

We as a people and government are a joke to ourselves. Until we are sincere with ourselves, our institutions and the society will remain a joke in reality but super perfect on paper. Not really surprised but shocked at the level of inhuman behavior. Good job @fisayosoyombo

— Omo Baba Falope 🌍 (@Timi_fyi) October 21, 2019

You delivered as promised. I am not surprised by all you went through and wrote in this article. The corruption is from the top and it's going nowhere anytime soon. Good world Fisayo.

— Femi Solomon (@femmillion) October 21, 2019

We can't say really. Sitting down and lamenting forever about how bad things are will change nothing. Bold steps like this is the right way to go. It's a gradual process.

— Benedict Okojie (@benedwit) October 21, 2019

kudos. You have done your part, left for the rest of us to take it up and demand for reform (not revolution oooo).

— Adedeji Adeniran (@Adedeji_Adenira) October 21, 2019

Uninhabitable prisons have permitted warders to exploit citizens, it should not be so.finally I hope this report is put2good use,doubt you'd be jailed abroad without proper investigation, also I think it's a criminal offence in some countries to do what you did..this is Nigeria!

— Timilehin Oguntade (@MzVeevee16) October 21, 2019

This is happening in almost all the NIGERIAN prisons.#CashAndCarryPrison

— Godwin Nwuzor (@nwuzorCG) October 21, 2019

They beat prisoners with CANE in Nigeria Prisons! What a world #CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/dZvgKXgkJk

— Oloruntoba (@tobaatol) October 21, 2019

I remember visiting him we had to pay to enter the gat
Pay to get him called
Pay to gain access to him or just wait to talk to him through an obstacles Net. That Day I knew they would be VIP section in Hell since they had it in prison#undercoverinvestigation#CashAndCarryPrison

— Lawason Adams (@LHB_Adams) October 21, 2019

https://twitter.com/ola_lagos/status/1186240833021853697

The rot in this country is appalling, every damn sector is rotten to the core. #CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/T7ban8C8go

— chuks (@chuks_orji01) October 21, 2019

This is the type of man that deserves National awards. Not people with EFCC files! He has endured Police detention, Court and Prison to expose evil practices there. These all have their roots in racist colonial Nigeria. The culture has not changed at all

— Samuel Williams (@FolarinWill) October 21, 2019

Why will those who know close to nothing on the huge risk you took to expose the rot in the police and prisons, want to edit your work? Imagine editor of "Earnestsir Times" retraining @fisayosoyombo on how and what to report on twitter. #CashAndCarryPrison

— A-OLUWASANJO (@ahmedrazak3) October 21, 2019

In the long run some security agents are the Fraudsters#CashAndCarryPrison https://t.co/kuXRcbAdkw

— Qosim Suleiman (@elqaxxee) October 21, 2019

Beyond the quest to investigate the unimaginable rot in our different system, expose it & desire to change it that @fisayosoyombo had, I'm sure this is his most traumatic experience in life.

I'm sure only firing top staff & true reform can heal him. #CashAndCarryPrison#Shame

— The Precious One (@damiancaring) October 21, 2019

https://twitter.com/mz_Amyposh/status/1186239510335688704?s=20

https://twitter.com/MrFestusEmeka/status/1186232458884403200?s=20

Still have a friend in ikoyi prison, who has spent over 1 year without any trial, just postponement every time they are taken to court.

— amoche joseph (@AmocheJ) October 21, 2019

Weldon job bro. I just hope the authority will make sense from this report and address issues raised.

— SB Garba (@Bulama78) October 21, 2019

Why do I feel someone somewhere is genuinely not happy that that some people working in an organisation under him have not kept to their sworn oath of being an image-maker of their organisation as revealed by this unusual and risk-taking investigation @fisayosoyombo… https://t.co/oiuoUdUaR4

— Austine Dhayo (@odayoaustine) October 21, 2019

My pain is not that the system is not outrageously corrupt but that nothing will be done about it. Same officials will work today and make their'cool cash'. Nigerians where do we start from?

— Ani J.O. (@Aniogb) October 21, 2019