FG Orders investigation into bribery allegations in Nigerian Correctional Service
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed a comprehensive investigation into bribery and corruption allegations within the Nigerian Correctional...
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Nigerian Correctional Service denies Bobrisky residing in one bedroom flat
The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has cleared the air on the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka...
Nigerian Correctional Service records no jailbreaks in 2023, says official
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it recorded zero jailbreaks and attacks in all 253 custodial centres across the country...
NCoS: 3,590 prisoners in Nigeria await execution
No fewer than 3,590 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS)...
NGO gives reason for recurrent jailbreaks in Nigeria
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action has warned that congestion of correctional centres is responsible for jailbreaks. The Executive Director...
118 immigration, prison, NSCDC, fire service personnel sanctioned for misconduct
The board of NSCDC, fire, correctional, and immigration services, has approved the sanction of 118 personnel for various offences. The...
53,836 inmates awaiting trial in Nigerian prisons
The Nigerian Correctional Service said 53, 836 inmates in the 253 correctional centres nationwide are awaiting trial as of December...
278 inmates still at large after Borno jailbreak, search operations ongoing, NCS announces
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) has reported that 278 convicts remain at large following the September 10 jailbreak in Borno....
Reps slam low funding, security at custodial centers, call on states to construct modern facilities
The House of Representatives has urged state governments to build modern correctional centres to decongest existing facilities and forestall jailbreaks....
106 inmates declared wanted after Suleja jailbreak
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that about 106 inmates are currently on the run after they fled a...
