Kweqe iziboshwa enga-281 ngesikhathi kuhlasela izikhukhula eNigeria

I-Maiduguri, okuyinhloko-dolobha yase-Borno State enyakatho-mpumalanga yeNigeria, ibone ukwephulwa kwezokuphepha okukhulu ngesonto eledlule ngesikhathi izikhukhula ezibhubhisayo zaholela ekubhidlikeni kwezindonga zejele lendawo, nokwenze ukuthi iziboshwa ezingu-281 zeqe ejele.

Lesi sigameko, esenzeke phakathi kwezikhukhula ezimbi kakhulu kulesi sifunda nokwagcinwa emashumini eminyaka adlule, siphakamise ukukhathazeka okukhulu mayelana nokusimama kwengqalasizinda nokuvikeleka lapho kubhekene nezinhlekelele zemvelo.

Ngokusho kuka-Umar Abubakar, okhulumela iNigeria Correctional Services, lezi zikhukhula azilimazanga nje iMedium Security Custodial Centre kodwa zalimaza nezindawo zokuhlala zabasebenzi edolobheni. “Izikhukhula zidilize izindonga zezikhungo zokuhlunyeleliswa kwezimilo,” kusho u-Abubakar, eveza ubucayi besimo.

Ngokwemibiko yakamuva, ziyisikhombisa kuphela iziboshwa ezeqile eziphinde zabanjwa ngohlelo olwenziwa yizinhlaka ezahlukene zezokuphepha. Iyaqhubeka imizamo yokubamba ababaleki abasele, u-Abubakar eqinisekisa ukuthi “iyaqhubeka imisebenzi yokubamba iziboshwa ezisele.”

Izikhukhula eMaiduguri zidalwe wukuchichima kwedamu kulandela izimvula ezinamandla okungajwayelekile, ezingagcinanga ngokudala ukuqhuma kwejele kodwa zaphinde zacekela phansi idolobha lonke. I-Zoo engaphansi kukahulumeni yacekelwa phansi, kwadedelwa izilwane zasendle eziyingozi okubalwa izingwenya nezinyoka ezindaweni ezigcwele izikhukhula, kwengeza isiphithiphithi nobungozi kubahlali.

Le nhlekelele yemvelo ibulale okungenani imiphefumulo engama-30 futhi yathinta abantu abangaphezu kwesigidi, abaningi baphoqeleka ukuba bayiswe ezinkanjini. I-ejensi yezimo eziphuthumayo yaseNigeria ibisebenza ngokuzikhandla ukulawula inkinga yabantu, ihlinzeka ngosizo nendawo yokukhosela kulabo abaxoshwa.

Ukuphunyuka kweziboshwa eziningi kuye kwavusa impikiswano ngokufaneleka kwengqalasizinda yamanje ekusingatheni izimo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezisengozini njengeMaiduguri, obekuyisizinda sokungqubuzana futhi manje ebhekene nenselele eyengeziwe yezinhlekelele zemvelo.

Izinyathelo zokuphepha ziyabuyekezwa, futhi kunekhwelo eliphuthumayo losizo lwamazwe ngamazwe kanye nochwepheshe ukuze kuqiniswe ingqalasizinda ngokumelene nezikhukhula ezizayo. Iziphathimandla zendawo nazo ziyaxoxisana nemiphakathi ukubika noma yikuphi ukubonwa kweziboshwa ezeqile, zikhuthaza ukuqapha nokusebenzisana kulezi zikhathi ezinzima.

Lesi sigameko sisebenza njengesikhumbuzo esiqinile sezinselelo ezixhumene zokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukuphepha, nokuqina kwengqalasizinda eNigeria, okwenza kube nengxoxo ebanzi yokuthi ungazilungiselela kanjani kangcono futhi uphendule ezinkingeni ezinjalo esikhathini esizayo.