Man regains freedom 10 years after being arrested while charging laptop at friend’s place

• Nigerian man, Junior regained his freedom after spending a decade in jail for a crime he didn’t commit.
• Junior was reportedly arrested in 2014 while at his friend’s house to charge his laptop, following a police raid that wrongfully branded him a criminal.
• Photos shared show Junior’s emotional relief and joy after being freed from a decade of unimaginable hardship.

A young Nigerian man, identified as Junior, has been released from prison after spending 10 years in imprisonment for a crime he didn’t commit.

His arrest, which occurred in 2014, was the result of a police raid at his friend’s house, where Junior had gone to charge his laptop.

He was reportedly branded a criminal and sentenced to await trial, a process that stretched on for a decade.

The touching story of Junior’s release was shared on the microblogging platform X by a netizen, @Ayodejixon, who expressed shock and dismay over the long period of suffering the man endured for a crime he never committed.

According to the post, Junior was simply seeking to charge his laptop due to power outages in his own home when law enforcement raided the premises and arrested him without cause.

“Ok it’s official now !!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏
Eyin Temi
Junior is finally out!!!!!!!😭❤️
Fuck shittttt

From going to charge laptop due to lack of light
to being raided and branded a criminal….
Then having to spend a decade in prison💔
For nothing!!!
Nah this country is not a real place fr

10 years of unimaginable horrors and suffering!!!
God abeg 🙏🙏
The crazy part is that there are thousands of similar cases like this all over our prisons….
Y’all should please follow and support this Ray of hope NGO
@rayofhope_po,” the post reads.

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In other news, A man, popularly referred to as a “big boy” on social media, has been arrested for allegedly using a fake bank transfer to purchase a Mercedes Benz.

The incident, which gained widespread attention, was reported in a video shared online. The video shows the suspect sitting beside the luxury car, reportedly bought.