Tag: inmates
Over 65 % inmates in prisons are awaiting trial, says NBA...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Afam Osigwe, says 65 percent of inmates in the 244 correctional centers in the country...
3,590 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS
No fewer than 3,590 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed.
NCoS Public Relations...
Eid-el Kabir: Yusuf donates cows, food items to inmates in Kano
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, has donated 12 cows and food items to inmates in all Custodial Centres in the state to celebrate...
Abdulrazaq releases 23 inmates, reviews 18 Lifers’ cases
Gov. AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara has released 23 convicted inmates to “enable them enjoy the Eid-el Kabir festival at their various homes”.
A statement by...
C’River rids Calabar streets of mentally challenged persons
The Government of Cross River has commenced evacuation of mentally challenged persons from the state capital city, Calabar.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Anniversary: Gov Bago secures release of 30 inmates in Niger
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has secured the release of 30 inmates in the Old and New Correctional Centres in Minna as parts of...
C’River: NGO promises legal aid for 10 inmates at Afokang correctional...
C’River: NGO promises legal aid for 10 inmates at Afokang correctional centre
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By Christian Njoku
Calabar, May 6, 2024 (NAN) The Royal Ambassadors Family Enlightenment Foundation,...
Nigerian Correctional Service Dispels False Feeding Allowance Claims
The Nigerian Correctional Service has refuted claims circulating in the media that each inmate in custodial facilities is being fed with N200 daily. The...
Covid 19: Zamfara pardons 32 inmates
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Tuesday pardoned 32 inmates in Gusau Correctional Center as part of efforts to decongest prisons in the state.
Bello...
