Tag: Ikoyi Prison
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FG reveals plan to relocate Ikoyi Prison
The Federal Government has revealed plans to relocate the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and other correctional facilities across the country. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known during a visit to the Ikoyi Prison in Lagos on Monday.
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How I acquired degree inside Ikoyi prison, returned home free – Ex-inmate
Gabriel Enejor, 45-year-old, has narrated how he acquired a degree from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) while inside Ikoyi prison and how he returned home as a free person.
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N805m scam: Finally, Senator Nwaoboshi lands in prison
The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who has been on the run months after the Court of Appeal Lagos Division convicted and sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment for money laundering, is finally in prison custody.
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Ice Prince remanded in prison
Nigerian hip-hop artist, Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince Zamani or just Ice Prince, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
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Court sends NURTW executive Kunle Poly to jail over Idumota Crisis
NURTW topshot in Lagos, Kunle Poly who has been remanded at Zone 2 headquarters of the Nigerian police ,Onikan -Lagos , for 30 days over the francas that ensued among NURTW Members in Idumota ,Lagos recently has now been sent to ikoyi prison by a Lagos court. At the expiration of his 30 days remand…
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20 Ikoyi prison inmates to write UTME examination
Twenty inmates at the Ikoyi Custodial center have indicated interest in writing the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This is according to Mr. Rotimi Oladokun, spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Lagos State. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the inmates would be adequately prepared for the…
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Police re-arrest robbery suspect days after release from Ikoyi prison
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have re-arrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released from Ikoyi Prison. The suspect, Tunde Okunola, 26, was re-arrested at Marwa Roundabout, Lekki with an accomplice, Segun Adigun, 27, while trying to rob one Ms. Gift Omini of her mobile phone…
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Court remands Delta Senator, Nwaoboshi, in Ikoyi Prison
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a People’s Democratic Party’s Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, in Ikoyi Prison pending ruling on his bail application. He is to remain behind bars until April 27, the court ruled. Nwaoboshi had appeared before the court charged with a N805 millon fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes…