Some Nigerians have condemned the continued stay of a 100-year-old man, Pa Celestine Egbunuche, inside the Enugu Maximum Prison.

The centenarian dubbed Nigeria’s oldest prisoner celebrated his 100th year birthday on August 4, 2018.

Some Nigerians on Twitter opined that Pa Egbunuche should be set free because of his age and health. Some also called on the State government and the Presidency to intervene and facilitate his release.

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However, one Twitter user, identified as @CHINAYDHU said: “May be if he is a free man he would have been a dead bone by now.. baba, keep staying there, it suite you mehn.. if them release am the next thing wey go hear be sey e don die.”

Meanwhile, some Twitter users prayed for the centenarian and decreed that he would be free soon.

The Imo State indigene was sentenced to death along with his son, Paul, and another relation, now 87 after a man died in a scuffle over a piece of land.

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The convicts have already spent over 17 years in the prison. However, an NGO, Global Society for Anti-corruption is pushing for the centenarian’s release.

See some comments:

He has become so used to the prison environment that, this is the only place he can survive for long. Taking him out without a Rehab awaiting him will amount to death sentence. Happy birthday Pa!

— Nojayz (@onoja_igba) August 9, 2018

The original criminals are walking free rooting every penny they see. This old man celebrates 100 years .

— Ngadi Peter (@nonsongadi77) August 9, 2018

@ProfOsinbajo please have mercy on this man. At least he is old enough to be free from his crime. 100years still in prison is not fair enough. Use your old office to release him. Thank you

— rebrandnigeria (@rebrandng) August 9, 2018

Some of our leaders deserve worst than this man’s but they hv freedom & enjoy d https://t.co/D2VVAG0WS4 sure dt d judge dt sentenced him is dead by now even

— Nappy (@GbengaNappy) August 9, 2018

How I wish he could get a presidential pardon…

— TOLULOPE (@teenorapzee) August 9, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR… YOU ARE FREE IN JESUS NAME…. PAPA BE PRAYERFUL AND GOD WILL HEAR YOUR PRAYERS….

— ADEWALE TEMITOPE (@topluv1234) August 9, 2018

They should release this man, our people are just wicked.

— Samuel Demilade kester (@kesterRozay) August 9, 2018

Age gracefully baba

— ILO OLUWATOYIN (@ILOOLUWATOYIN1) August 9, 2018

Please the government should let him go, what can he do again at 100

— Christopher Emmanuel (@worldchris1978) August 9, 2018

Please the government should let him go, what can he do again at 100

— Christopher Emmanuel (@worldchris1978) August 9, 2018

Thing is the Law doesn’t really care about that. Basically it’s about punishment fitting crime. Sad that someone died. He’s too old already in there so he should be allowed out. Hopefully he can survive out here on his own after 17 years in prison

— bolanle V (@BolanleVincent) August 9, 2018

May be if he is a free man he would have been a dead bone by now.. baba, keep staying there, it suite you mehn.. if them release am the next thing wey go hear be sey e don die

— UMELU CHINEDU (@CHINAYDHU) August 9, 2018

What is a 100 years old man still doing in prison no matter his crime…….

— immanuel opas (@opas_) August 9, 2018

Even if that crime was Murder?

— Toyn (@whytshark) August 9, 2018