The Kano command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says 70 percent of inmates in the state are awaiting trial. During a briefing with journalists on Monday, Musbahu Lawan, spokesperson
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says 70 per cent of inmates in prison facilities are awaiting trial. Haliru Nababa, controller-general of NCoS, said this on Wednesday when he appeared before
The federal government has commenced the release of inmates from correctional facilities across the country. In October, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, had said the federal government would pay N500
Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, says state governments are now mandated by law to build and manage correctional facilities. On March 17, President Muhammadu Buhari signed 16 constitutional amendment
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says within six years, over 12,000 inmates have been released as part of
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, met with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for discussions on
The house of representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) over the “deplorable state of inmates and
Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, has asked prisons officers to protect the integrity of correctional facilities by using maximum force
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it plans to set up a special security team to strengthen the security around
Amina Abubakar(not real name) still remembers the days of horror and pain she spent at Suleja prison in Niger state.
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