Michael Adebowale, one of the men convicted of British soldier, Lee Rigby, in 2013 is reportedly making a bid to serve the rest of his sentence in a Nigerian jail.
Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo killed the fusilier near his barracks in Woolwich, South East London.
The 37-year-old is currently behind bars in HMP Wakefield, but he is believed to be seeking a prisoner-swap deal.
Adebowale, who is serving a 45-year jail term for the 2013 murder, was born in Britain but has Nigerian parents.
A source told The Sun: “Michael hates Wakefield. It’s stuffed full of lags who see him as a top target.
“He thinks he can spend the rest of his sentence in Africa.”
Adebowale, according to the report, plans to seek a transfer to Kirikiri in Lagos where former British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, agreed to pay for a new £700,000 wing in 2014.
The newspaper reported that Adebowale has written to immigration experts asking for advice.
But it is thought that his bid would fail because he was not born in Nigeria.
Adebowale was moved to HMP Wakefield, a high security prison dubbed “Monster Mansion”, last year
The soldier’s mother, Lyn Rigby, reacted to Adebowale’s bid, describing it as a disgrace and an insult to the deceased.
“I’m sure he doesn’t like Wakefield Prison but he has the luxury of being alive unlike my son who he stole from me.
“He should serve his sentence here and not try to exploit the law for a cushier life,” she said.
Michael Adebowale, one of the men who killed British soldier, Lee Rigby, in 2013 is reportedly making a bid to serve the rest of his sentence in a Nigerian jail.
Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo killed the fusilier near his barracks in Woolwich, South East London.
The 37-year-old is currently behind bars in HMP Wakefield, but he is believed to be seeking a prisoner-swap deal.
Adebowale, who is serving a 45-year jail term for the 2013 murder, was born in Britain but has Nigerian parents.
A source told The Sun: “Michael hates Wakefield. It’s stuffed full of lags who see him as a top target.
“He thinks he can spend the rest of his sentence in Africa.”
Adebowale, according to the report, plans to seek a transfer to Kirikiri in Lagos where former British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, agreed to pay for a new £700,000 wing in 2014.
The newspaper reported that Adebowale has written to immigration experts asking for advice.
But it is thought that his bid would fail because he was not born in Nigeria.
Adebowale was moved to HMP Wakefield, a high security prison dubbed “Monster Mansion”, last year
The soldier’s mother, Lyn Rigby, reacted to Adebowale’s bid, describing it as a disgrace and an insult to the deceased.
“I’m sure he doesn’t like Wakefield Prison but he has the luxury of being alive unlike my son who he stole from me.
“He should serve his sentence here and not try to exploit the law for a cushier life,” she said.
