Tag: NCoS
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Kuje Prison: NCoS speaks on whereabouts of Osinachi’s husband, Wadume after jailbreak
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (a.k.a. Wadume), escaped from custody during July 5 jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, NCoS, Mr. Chukwuedo Humphrey, disclosed on Tuesday in Abuja that…
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Kuje jailbreak: Two inmates recaptured in Abuja, Suleja
Two inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje, on July 5, following an attack on the prison facility have been recaptured. The two inmates were recaptured at different locations, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the police command in Niger.
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Kuje prison attack: NCoS gives report on inmates’ stolen money
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that fleeing inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, during the attack, stole money (local and foreign currencies) belonging to their fellow inmates The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
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Kuje prison break: NCoS releases full list of 69 fleeing inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released the names of the 69 inmates who escaped from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja during the Tuesday night attack by terrorists. The Service has accordingly declared the 69 suspects wanted and appealed to the public to volunteer information that could lead to their recapture.
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Kuje Prison Attack: ISWAP claims responsibility, releases video
Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attacks on Kuje prison as they released footage of the hit on the medium Security Custodial Centre. Scores of terrorists invaded the prison at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night, operating for more than two hours.
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Kuje prison break: Embattled Kyari, other VIPs didn’t escape – NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said embattled DCP Abba Kyari and other very important personalities (VIPs) detained in the Kuje Custodial Centre did not escape, following an attack that happened at the facility on Tuesday night. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports NCoS Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, contrary…
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BREAKING: All Boko Haram suspects in Kuje prison escaped – Defence Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has said all Boko Haram suspects detained in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja have escaped. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Magashi made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists after taking an assessment tour of the facility, following Tuesday night’s attack.
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Kuje prison in commando style
Gunmen in commando style attacked the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja with explosives on Tuesday night. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports sporadic gunshots and bomb blasts were at the Kuje prison that is located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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Murder of Super TV CEO: Again, NCoS defends Ojukwu’s participation in beauty pageant
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is sensitive to the plight of victims of crime and their families and will not indulge in any activity to assault or undermine their sensibilities.
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‘Heads should roll’: Reno Omokri reacts as murder suspect, Chidinma wins Miss Cell 2022
Lawyer and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has criticised the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for allowing a murder suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu, to take part in a beauty pageant organised for inmates on Tuesday, stressing that a prison facility should be a place of punishment and rehabilitation rather than fun.