No fewer than 3,413 inmates are on death row in custodial centres across the country, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed. Umar Abubakar, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the NCoS, while making this known during a media parley on Friday in Abuja, said the total number of Inmates on Death Row (IDR)…
No fewer than 5,004 senior officers who participated in the 2023 promotion exercise conducted by the Civil Defence Corrections Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) have been elevated by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). According to Abubakar Danlami Umar, Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Saturday, seven Controllers of Corrections (CC) were elevated to…
In a bid to decongest correctional facilities across the country, the federal government has freed no fewer than 68 inmates in the Zaria custodial centre. According to Dr Ado Saleh, Comptroller of Correctional Service, Kaduna State, the federal government has also settled N52m fines and compensation for the 399 inmates at various correctional centres across…
In its bid to further engender best practices and adherence to work regulations, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed two personnel and sanctioned 35 others for misconduct. This was contained in a statement made by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar, on Wednesday in Abuja. In the statement, the force image maker said…
Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative for Africa (ASR Africa) have granted 500 million each to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) as a security sector support grant. According to a statement from the Public Relations Officers of the two agencies, cheques for the grants were presented to the agencies yesterday at…
One hundred and eighty-one prisoners across the three correctional facilities in Rivers State have been pardoned by Justice Simeon Amadi, the Chief Judge of the state. The CJ made this revelation at a 2-day exercise which took place at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional facility on Friday. He revealed that the exercise was to “decongest”…
The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed nine officers and retired 25 others compulsorily for offences against standard practices. The Service’s spokesman, Mr Umar Abubakar disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that four others were issued with letters of warning. He quoted the Controller-General of the Service, Mr Haliru Nababa as announcing the decisions…
A 37-year-old man, Dodo Garba, has been remanded in a correctional facility overalleged theft of 150 elastic rail clips. He was remanded by a Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State on Tuesday. Garba has been charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) with theft, mischief and criminal trespass. Magistrate Michael Bawa, who…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has falsified the reports that the life of Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, was no more safe in its custody in Kuje, Abuja. Kyari is presently tried for drug-related issues and has been at the Kuje Custodial Centre. There have been reports that Kyari nearly got killed…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday, said that he has no reason to resign over the frequent jail breaks across the country in the past one year. He said this while responding to questions from State House reporters after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at…
A Non Governmental Organisation, Foundation for Peace Professionals popularly known as PeacePro has called on the Federal Government to release all unsentenced prisoners in country. In a statement by the executive director of the organization, Hamzat Abdulrazaq and made available to THE INFORMANT247, they said that, setting free suspects, who have been held in detention…
