Tag: NCoS
NCoS: We didn’t remove Emefiele from prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied the alleged forceful removal of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele,...
Prison Service feeds inmates with N750, spends N800 to feed dogs...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says N750 was used to feed each inmate daily while N800 was used to feed a dog daily.
The NCoS...
NCoS: 3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared that 3,298 inmates in correctional centres across the country are on death row.
The NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar,...
NCoS destroys N150m worth items seized from prisoners
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has destroyed confiscated items from various custodial centres across the country worth over N150 million.
The seized items were destroyed...
NCoS dismisses 9 prison officers, retires 25 for misconduct
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed nine officers and retired 25 others compulsorily for offences against standard practices.
The NCoS spokesman, Umar Abubakar, made...
Inmate dies in Kuje prison
An inmate of Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja has been confirmed dead in the prison.
The death of the inmate was confirmed by the Nigerian...
N24m fraud: Police arraign oil marketer, Morah, after state pardon
An oil marketer, Emmanuel Morah, has again been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State over alleged N24 million fraud and...
353 prisoners on death row, 200 serving life imprisonment in Lagos
No fewer than 353 inmates are currently on death row at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre.
The spokesman of the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian...
Terrorists’ threat: NCoS beefs up security in Zamfara, Katsina prisons
Security operatives have been beefed up around correctional facilities and other strategic locations in the state capitals of Katsina, Kebbi, and Zamfara to avert...
Police arrest Kuje prison escapees in Adamawa, Benue
The Adamawa State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a 23–year-old Kuje Prison escapee, Abubakar Muhammad, in Mubi Local Government Area of the...
