News as it breaks
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has enrolled 379 inmates in its health insurance scheme, marking a significant step towards improving healthcare access for persons in custody and advancing rehabilitation efforts within correctional centres. Officials said the initiative is aimed at ensuring that inmates receive quality and timely medical care,…
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has clarified that no inmate approved for clemency under President Bola Tinubu’s recent exercise of the prerogative of mercy has been released from custody. This clarification follows widespread public debate and speculation after the announcement of the clemency…
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has released 31 inmates who are serving their term at the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Gusau, the state capital. In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, reveals that the decision was made after a careful investigation of the inmates’ records.…
The Federal Government has commenced vocational training to empower inmates in Nigeria’s 241 correctional facilities and prepare them for life after incarceration. This was disclosed at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Abiola Arogundade. Arogundade,…
At least, 1,317 inmates were pardoned by the federal and state governments between January 2022 and December 2023, Saturday PUNCH reports. This figure was obtained from media reports compiled by our correspondent on Friday. The number of inmates in the various custodial centres across the country rose by 2,937 between…
The Nigeria Correctional Service, Enugu State Command says it has registered 1,137 inmates for the National Examination Council of Nigeria external exams in the last 12 years. The Controller of Corrections in Enugu State, Mr Nicholas Obiako, disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu to the News Agency of Nigeria. The…
According to him, many of them committed capital offences like culpable homicide, armed robbery, terrorism, among others.
Overnight Friday to Saturday, the police and the army regained control of the prison, which houses around 6,800 inmates and is part of a large prison complex.
