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https://static.africa-press.net/nigeria/sites/3/2025/09/MohamadReza1757158811.882656-768x512.jpg600400Africa-Press – Nigeria. A civil rights group, the Young Nigerian Rights Organization, has urged Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to take steps to immediately decongest prisons in the state. Lead activist, Comrade Victor Ojei, a.k.a. Wong Box, made the call in a statement sent to our correspondent in Warri. He said, “The Delta State Administration […]