The sources also accused the correctional centre's management of directing inmates to pool money to purchase adult diapers for the critically ill inmate rather than providing the necessary support themselves.
The death of a Rwandan national identified as Benjamin Relasss while in custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre has prompted an investigation by a panel dispatched from the Nigerian Correctional Service headquarters in Abuja.
Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that shortly after the story was published, officials at the facility convened an emergency meeting to discuss the growing public attention surrounding conditions inside the prison.
The meeting focused on the death of the Rwandan inmate, the condition of another critically ill inmate who had recently been transferred to a hospital, and concerns over information being leaked from inside the facility.
"They held a meeting today because of the news circulating online about the prison," one source said.
