Tag: Inmates
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NCoS speaks on inmates being fed with N200 daily
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says each inmate in custodial facilities nationwide is being fed with N750 daily, not N200 as mischievously circulated in a section of the media. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officers, Mr Abubakar Umar
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New Year: Gov Alia pardons 12 inmates
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has granted State Pardon to 12 inmates serving various jail terms at the Federal Maximum Correctional Centre Makurdi.
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New Year: Gov. Yahaya pardons 39 inmates in Gombe
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe has granted clemency to 39 inmates serving various jail terms in Correctional facilities in the state.
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Prison decongestion: FG releases 4,068 inmates on awaiting trial list
In its bid to decongest the prisons in the country, the Federal Government has reportedly flagged off the release of 4,068 inmates who are awaiting trials. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, performed the symbolic release of the inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, on Saturday.
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129 inmates on death row in Plateau prisons – PRO
The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says there are 129 inmates currently on death row in the various custodial centres in the state.
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Nasarawa State’s chief judge releases 57 awaiting-trial inmates of custodial centres
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Aisha Bashir, said on Wednesday that she has released 57 awaiting-trial inmates from the five Federal Correctional Centres in the state.
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69% of inmates are awaiting-trial persons – NCoS
A total of 54,171 inmates out of the 79,076 inmates in correctional centres nationwide as at July 31, are awaiting-trial persons. Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Haliru Nababa gave
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NCoS speaks on officers borrowing money from inmates
The management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed as false and unfounded, claims that its personnel were collecting loans from inmates of custodial centres. The Service Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of Corrections
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States now to feed, accommodate inmates – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola says state governments will now be feeding and accommodating inmates in their states. He said this followed the recent consultational amendment which placed Correctional Services on the concurrent list.
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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…