It was busy yesterday at the maximum section of the Nigerian Prison, Kirikiri, Lagos, with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Olabode Ibiyinka George and five others who were sentenced to two years in prison by an Ikeja High Court facing the Reception Board.
The other convicts are: Salu Aliyu, Zanna Maideribe, Abdullahi Tafida, Olusegun Abidoye and Dabo Aminu.
It was gathered that at the board, each of the convicts was issued his prison uniforms, with numbers.
Besides, they were given other materials and items that they will be using until the completion of their terms.
They also received lectures on the rules of inmates and were told the dos and don’ts of the prison.
Prison sources said the convicts would not be treated specially. They will be entitled to a N200 per day meal.
They will be allowed to receive a specific number of visitors and on certain days of the week.
Prison spokesman Ope Fatinikun told The Nation that the number of visitors allowed the inmates and the days of visit will not be disclosed, "based on security reasons".
A source explained that every new convict must face the Reception Board within 24 hours of his arrival at the prison before being moved to their cell.
It was learnt that inside the prison, the former Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Chairman and other convicts were moody yesterday morning. They refused to eat, sources said.
Some people suspected to be George’s supporters massed at the prison’s vicinity but were not allowed close to the gate.
Others gathered in small groups, discussing the tragedy that befell the PDP leader.
Fatinikun said that the prison is "a security area" without any political affiliation.
"Any kind of carnival or rally will not be allowed as it is a security threat to the prison. That is why we have armed guards," he noted.
George, a close ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and five others were jailed two years each for contracts fraud at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) where he was chairman of the board.
Justice Olubunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja a convicted George and the others.
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