An inmate of the Enugu Maximum Prison, Nigeria identified as Pa Celestine Egbunuche celebrated his 100th birthday in incarceration on August 4th, 2018.

According to Nigeria's the Sun Newspapers, the man who is an indigene of Akokwa in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State together with his son Paul, 78, and another relative who is 87, received the death sentence following a land dispute that led to the death of one person.

The three have all spent 17 years in jail.

An NGO Global Society for Anti-Corruption (GSAC) is now advocating for his release, calling on the federal government and the governor of Imo state Rochas Okorocha to grant them amnesty.

According to the NGO, Egbunuche has suffered from diabetes over the years, adding that with his age and failing health, it will be proper to release him to go and possibly die peacefully at home.

If eventually released, the organisation would also want the Federal and State Governments to take care of Pa Egbunuche’s rehabilitation.

Experts said that in other jurisdictions, inmates above 65 years are eligible for either parole or state pardon.