Tag: Correctional Centres
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Jailbreak: FG to fortify nation’s correctional centres – Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment toward fortifying the nation’s correctional centres against any external attack. The minister, who made this known during an inspection tour of Kuje Correctional Centre on Thursday in Abuja, stated
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FG spends N22.44bn on feeding 75,507 inmates
The Federal Government is spending N22.44 billion in 2023 on the feeding of 75,507 inmates in correctional centres nationwide, an official said on Thursday in Abuja. The inmates are spread in 244 custodial centres nationwide, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore said during a High-level conference on corrections and decongestion of custodial…
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Aregbesola tasks states on prisons decongestion
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has said states have a huge role to play in decongesting correctional centres. He pointed out that about 70 percent of inmates awaiting trial were state offenders. The minister called on states to either fast-track the trial of the inmates awaiting trial or build holding facilities for them.…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Gov. Ganduje grants pardon to 90 inmates in Kano
90 inmates across Correctional Centres in Kano state have been granted pardon by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje in celebration of the Holy Eid el Kabir. A statement from the Kano Command of The Nigerian Correctional Service, Mr Musbahu Lawal, made this known on Saturday. It said that the inmates were pardoned and released based on various…