Tag: Prison
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Renowned Iranian film-maker sentenced to lashes, 8 years prison
The well-known Iranian film-maker and 2020 Berlinale winner Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to several years in prison. His lawyer, Babak Paknia, wrote on social media platform X that a court in Tehran sentenced the
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REVEALED! Suleja prisons built over a century ago with mud as Senate explains why inmates fled
…hails Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo’s efforts in revamping prisons Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, explained the root cause of the reported jailbreak in Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre two weeks ago. According to Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, who briefed Journalists shortly after a closed door session with the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi…
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UPDATED: Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody, co-defendant in Ikoyi prison
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday remanded the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, for alleged abuse of office. Oshodi remanded Emefiele in the EFCC custody while his co-defendant, Henry Isioma-Omoile, was remanded in I
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Ramadan: Yobe Governor, Buni pardons 33 inmates from various correctional centres
In the spirit of this year’s Ramadan fasting month, the Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has pardoned 33 inmates from various correctional centres in the state. This revelation was made known by the Information Officer of the Yobe State Ministry of Justice, Alhassan Sule Mamudo, via a a statement made available to newsmen in…
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Just In: Govt declares 3 days curfew as 4,000 prisoners escape in jail break
The Haitian Government has declared a State of Emergency in the country, imposing a dusk-to-dawn curfew. According to reports, the government has resorted to this policy decision after a wave of unrest that left at least 12 dead after a gang stormed a state penitentiary on Sunday and released 4,000 prisoners among them hardcore criminals.…
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Jos prison reacts over riot by inmates
The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service says it has not reduced the quantity and quality of food rations for inmates.
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HUNGER ‘wahala’: Shots fired as angry inmates protest food ration at Jos prison
Inmates at the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State protested on Friday over the plan to reduce their food ration. They expressed dissatisfaction over the decision, a situation that forced the prison authorities to fire tear gas canisters and gunshots into the air to bring the situation under control. Sources at the correctional centre indicated…
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Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has died in prison, state news agency TASS reported on Friday, citing the prison authorities. Navalny, 47, collapsed on Friday after a walk in his penal colony
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My 12 years in prison worthwhile – Ex-inmate
An ex-inmate of Medium Security Custodial Centre, Owerri in Imo, Daniel Aturu, who served out his 12-year sentence, says his stay in prison has been life-changing for him. He was convicted for conspiracy and possession of stolen property in 2012.
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Court sends suspended UNICAL professor, lawyer to Kuje Prison
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice James Omotosho also ordered one of the lawyers of Ndifon, Mr Sunny Anyanwu, to be remanded in the correctional centre pending the hearing of their bail…