inmates

NCoS declares 281 inmates missing after Maiduguri flood

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared 281 inmates missing after the evacuation of inmates by officers of the service…

2 months ago

NCoS probes poor feeding of inmates at correctional centres

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced an investigation into the allegation of poor feeding at correctional centres in the…

3 months ago

Minister orders probe of inmates’ poor feeding at Calabar prison

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an immediate investigation into the alleged poor feeding of inmates at…

3 months ago

Abiodun commutes death sentences for 45 inmates, pardons 41

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has commuted the death sentence of 45 condemned prisoners to jail terms. The governor also…

5 months ago

119 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger prison

A rainstorm that wreaked havoc on prison facility has led to the escape of 119 inmates from the Suleja Custodial…

7 months ago

23 inmates bag varsity degrees at Enugu prison

No fewer than 23 inmates of the Enugu Custodial Centre bagged first degree, master’s, and postgraduate diploma at the National…

7 months ago

‘We’re all prisoners’: Obi celebrates Easter with inmates

The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has enjoined prisoners not to feel isolated and finished, saying every Nigerian…

8 months ago

Sanwo-Olu frees 246 inmates, commutes 39 death sentences to life imprisonment

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. The…

11 months ago

3,413 Nigerians on death row, 53,836 prisoners awaiting trial

There are 3,413 inmates on death row across the nation’s correctional centres. Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS), Mr.…

11 months ago

FG releases 15 inmates from Katsina prison

The Federal Government has secured the release of 15 inmates from the Malumfashi Satellite Custodial Centre in Katsina State. The…

12 months ago

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