Nigerians are mad at the country’s justice system, where the poor get the rough end of the stick always. It is heartbreaking that this story is representative of so many others trapped in Nigeria’s swarming prisons.

We must warn you that the images below are graphic.

This man jumped from the 3rd floor of the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba. He owed 40k. Been in prison on remand for the past 6 months. After his case today, he took the leap to his death.

The law should have a human face.

This is very sad ??????? pic.twitter.com/wyvl1wnyUD

— Baamofin Lu'Jesha (@O_Nife) December 6, 2017

Our problem is this country is simple. We lack empathy for each other. I hope the owner of the 40k is happy now. I hope the IPO that chose to charge the matter to court is happy now, I hope the magistrate is happy now.

— Baamofin Lu'Jesha (@O_Nife) December 6, 2017

Last but not the least, I hope the court officials and wardens that stood by and watched this man grapple with death for over 5 minutes without trying to help him, I hope y'all are happy now.

I hope thunder fires all of you according to the works of your hands.

— Baamofin Lu'Jesha (@O_Nife) December 6, 2017

But let me tell you what happened. They removed her blindfold and gave her sunglasses, the sword is now blunt, they barely allow her sharpen it. The scale weighs the heaviest when you have more coins. So, Caesar doesn't even get his quota anymore

— Mz_sean_ (@_mz_sean_) December 7, 2017

OMG! She needs help, if I could, I would blind her eyes instead, give her a gun and replace the scale with #TheTruthDictator

— Peters Emmanuel (@Em_material) December 7, 2017

Remember she is human with emotions, her blunt knife can no longer cut the case to pass the judgement at the right time, in our world today, a gun is faster than a knife in the battle field (court), and the scale gets weightier with amount of coins in it

— Peters Emmanuel (@Em_material) December 7, 2017

?? I need you to understand something a from the maxims of equity.

1. Equity will not suffer a wrong without remedy
2. Equity follows the law.
3.Equalitynis equity.
4. He who comes to equity, must come with clean hands.

But when these are being interpreted wrongly ……

— Mz_sean_ (@_mz_sean_) December 7, 2017

I am not a legal practitioner, but even #TheLawisnotFair

— Peters Emmanuel (@Em_material) December 7, 2017