Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale is seeking move from ‘monster mansion’ prison to cushy ‘VIP’ jail in Nigeria
LEE Rigby’s killer Michael Adebowale wants a switch to a cushy jail in Nigeria.
Adebowale, 37, is desperate to leave grim HMP Wakefield, dubbed “Monster Mansion”.
He has told pals he plans to seek a prisoner-swap deal to Nigeria, where some lags live in “VIP” cells.
Adebowale has even written to immigration experts asking for their advice.
Last night a source said: “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, serving 45 years for Fusilier Lee’s 2013 murder, was born in Britain but has Nigerian parents.
The UK agreed to let certain Nigerian lags end their sentences there from 2014.
Then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also agreed to pay for a new £700,000 wing at Lagos’ Kirikiri jail, where wealthy cons reportedly pay for plusher cells.
But The Sun understands Adebowale’s bid is likely to fail as Nigeria rarely take cons not born there.
The UK can also veto moves that might damage faith in the justice system.
Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo hacked Lee, 25, to death by his barracks in Woolwich, South East London.
He was moved to the West Yorkshire jail last year. Fellow inmates include Sarah Payne’s killer Roy Whiting.
Lee’s mum Lyn blasted: “This is a disgrace and an insult to Lee. 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.”
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