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Tony Ugochukwu: Nigerian Man Wrongly Imprisoned For 15 Years In US, Gets $10m Compensation

A Nigerian man has been released from U.S prison after serving wrong prison term for 15 years.

Tony Ugochukwu (Photo Credit: Omobola Jomog Olajumoke - FB)

A Nigerian man, Tony Ugochukwu, has finally gotten Justice after he was wrongfully arrested for murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison in the United States.

Tony Ugochukwu: Nigerian Man Wrongly Imprisoned For 15 Years In US, Gets $10m Compensation 1
Tony Ugochukwu (Photo Credit: Omobola Jomog Olajumoke – FB)

The Nations reports that after spending 15 years in prison for a crime he never committed, the US government paid him the sum of $10 million (N3,900,000,000) as compensation.

According a brief story shared on Facebook by Omobola Jomog Olajumoke, Ugochukwu was released from prison on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, KanyiDaily had reported how a 22-year-old man was sent to prison after he refused to pay the sum of N2.4 million he spent on birthday celebration.

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