In a recent interview with Angie Martinez on Power 105.1 FM, Nigerian singer Tems shed more light on her experience in the Ugandan prison where she was detained for two days in 2020, alongside Omah Lay, after being charged in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tems revealed that she and Omah Lay were completely cut off from the outside world during their detention and had to rapidly adjust to prison life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She described the harsh conditions, including a small, bare room with no bed, just blankets and tissues on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought I wasn\u2019t gonna come out,\u201d Tems said. \u201cI was disconnected from the world. I didn\u2019t have my phone. I didn\u2019t have any communication with the outside world. I just started to settle in and felt perhaps God kept me there for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tems also revealed that she was subjected to dehumanizing treatment by prison guards, who she said forced her to kneel to speak to them and only fed her once a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t eat. I just kept sipping water every day. It was very dehumanizing. I felt like I was not even human. I felt like I was an animal,” Tems said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n