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Akwa Ibom Correctional Service Gives Starter Packs to Five Inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Akwa Ibom has given starter packs to five inmates to help them rebuild their lives after leaving custody.
Kano Chief Judge Frees 6 Inmates After Years in Custody Without Trial
This was disclosed in a statement released in Kano by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, Musbahu Lawan. This move comes at a time when the Nigerian criminal justice system is going through challenges, particularly issues surrounding prolonged pre-trial detention and overcrowded correctional facilities. According to Lawan, Abdu-Aboki granted […]
59,786 inmates captured in ongoing NIN registration – NCoS
The NCoS made this known in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, stating the figure represents approximately 74 percent of the country’s total inmate population of 80,879. The registration, conducted in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission, is part of an ongoing effort to integrate inmates into Nigeria’s national identity database. The […]
12 inmates escape from Kogi prison
Not less than 12 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak from the Federal Correctional Center in Konton-Karfein in Kogi State.
3,590 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS
NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections ,ACC, Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to reporters in Abuja. Umar said that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 84,741, comprising 82,821 males and 1,920 females currently. The NCoS spokesman put the total number of Awaiting Trial Inmates at 57,750, […]