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Yuletide: Prisons CG suspends leave for personnel, asks them to prevent jailbreaks

    Yuletide: Prisons CG suspends leave for personnel, asks them to prevent jailbreaks

Haliru Nababa, the controller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has suspended leave for personnel of the service. According to a statement by Francis Enobore, public relations officer of the

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TIMELINE: 1,844 in Imo, 1,993 in Edo — how thousands escaped from prisons in 4 years

    TIMELINE: 1,844 in Imo, 1,993 in Edo — how thousands escaped from prisons in 4 years

A nation’s correctional centres are expected to be well-fortified, considering that these facilities house those who have been convicted of offences such as murder, rape, and kidnapping. However, over the

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Inmates stranded, cases stalled as judiciary workers’ strike enters one month

    Inmates stranded, cases stalled as judiciary workers’ strike enters one month

A month ago, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on an indefinite strike — a development that has crippled the dispensation of justice in the country as courts

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Jailbreak: Reps ask NCS to reinforce armed squads at prisons

    Jailbreak: Reps ask NCS to reinforce armed squads at prisons

The house of representatives has asked the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) reinforce its armed squads in prisons across the country.  The house reached the resolution during its plenary session on

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N200k bounty placed on inmate who escaped after gang members killed prison officers

  N200k bounty placed on inmate who escaped after gang members killed prison officers

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has placed a N200,000 bounty on Chidi Nwankwo, an inmate who was set free by

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COVID-19: Edo releases 173 inmates

  COVID-19: Edo releases 173 inmates

The Edo state government has granted freedom to 173 inmates across custodial centres in the state. Godwin Obaseki, governor of

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COVID-19: Buhari writes CJN, seeks release of more inmates

  COVID-19: Buhari writes CJN, seeks release of more inmates

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) to initiate steps to free “deserving” inmates across

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COVID-19: Ebonyi releases 33 prisoners

  COVID-19: Ebonyi releases 33 prisoners

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, has granted freedom to 33 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state. The inmates

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Aregbesola on COVID-19: While trying to keep inmates safe, we don’t want to jeopardise security

  Aregbesola on COVID-19: While trying to keep inmates safe, we don’t want to jeopardise security

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says the ministry is doing everything necessary to prevent the spread of coronavirus into Nigerian

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Finally, Aregbesola commends undercover investigation on Ikoyi prisons

  Finally, Aregbesola commends undercover investigation on Ikoyi prisons

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, has commended an undercover investigation which exposed the rot in the Nigerian prison establishment. Fisayo

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