Tag: Prison
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How 7 Inmates escaped from Osun prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed how seven inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, NCoS spokesperson Abubakar Umar explained that the inmates
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Gov Yusuf secures release of pregnant women, nursing mothers, others from prison
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, secured the release of eight female inmates from the Goron-Dutse Correctional Centre by settling their fines and compensation debts. Among those freed were two pregnant women and two nursing mothers. This development was contained in a press statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, who noted that…
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Nigerians Raise Voices Against Prison Detention Of Juveniles Without Trial
…urge FG to decongest correctional centres, juvenile prisons The Federal Government has been urged to take extra measures in reducing the number of Nigerians languishing in jail without trial or conviction, while the Sokoto government has been tasked to investigate over 40 minors who are reportedly facing the same fate in the state-run remand house.…
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Just in: Alleged butcher of Salome, Timileyin Ajayi pleads not guilty
Timileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of Salome Adaidu, has been arraigned at the High Court of Justice, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He was charged with one count of culpable homicide punishable by death, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria He was arraigned on Monday before Justice Simon Aboki. Upon…
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Prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips Mozambique
A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said.
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Tailor sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah.
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Court remands 109 foreigners in Kuje, Suleja prisons
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of 109 foreigners, charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime, in Kuje and Suleja Correctional Centres.
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Woman remanded in prison for stabbing husband to death
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a housewife, Olajumoke Olalere, 33, at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death.
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Residents warned as hundreds of terrorists reportedly escape from Niger prison
A large number of terrorists have reportedly escaped in a mass breakout at the high-security Koutoukalé prison in Niger Republic. According to security expert Zagazola Makama, the incident happened on Thursday, resulting in the release of hundreds of terrorists, criminals, and drug traffickers. The prison, situated near Niamey, the capital city, experienced a violent uprising…
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Court frees man after 15 years in prison without trial
An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial. Justice Oyindamola Ogala, while ruling in a fundamental rights enforcement suit marked