By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The case of a 12-year-old boy, Emeka Nzeruike nabbed in 2015 for allegedly stealing and released 10 years after without trial has exposed the inadequacies of the Nigerian judiciary.
It was gathered that the young man was thrown into prison at the age of 12. 
He was released at the age of 22 following legal intervention.
X user, @_youfoundalex, a lawyer shared the young man’s story and wrote: “Today at the prisons, I met a boy who has been in prison for 10 years. He was sent to prison when he was 12 in 2015. He is 22 now, still in prison awaiting trial for stealing. If I was told this story, I would hardly believe it,” the lawyer wrote.
With the support of his colleagues, the lawyer took legal action and secured Emeka’s release after a decade of wrongful detention.
He added, “At the young age of 12, Emeka Nzeruike was thrown into prison in 2015 alone, afraid, and forgotten. No trial, no lawyer, no voice. Today, we stood where justice had long been silent. We held his hands, walked him out of the courtroom, and gave him back his future. Welcome back, Emeka.”
The post quickly went viral, prompting strong emotional reactions from users who flooded the comment section to express outrage, sympathy, and support.
