My first week of freedom after 10 years in a Nigerian jail
Moses Akatugba was tortured to confess to a crime he says he never committed: a 'confession' that landed him on death row. On 28 May he was pardoned. This is his account of his first week of freedom
"When I called my mother from prison to tell her I'd been pardoned after 10 years in jail, she fainted.
I was told they had to pour water on her to revive her. Later, when she saw me for the first time after all those years in jail, she grabbed me and held me so tight. She wouldn't let go for almost 15 minutes. The whole time she had tears of joy streaming from her eyes.
I was also overwhelmed with joy when I found out about my pardon, at 4pm on 28 May. Initially I couldn't even speak, I was so happy." Moses Akatugba
Read on: https://medium.com/amnesty-international/my-first-week-of-freedom-after-10-years-in-a-nigerian-jail-b2c5659c85eb#.q7pta0h4n
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