Aluta News The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared 281 inmates missing after evacuation of inmates by officers of the service with support from sister security agencies to a safe and secure facility. This is contained in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO, Mr Abubakar UmarContinue Reading
Aluta News As part of activities to celebrate Democracy Day, Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has directed the release of 41 convicts currently imprisoned across different correctional facilities in the state. Abiodun announced this on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the commemoration of the country’s 25th democratic governance. The governor explainedContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 9, 2024 Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has secured the release of 222 inmates from various correctional facilities in the state by settling their fines. This is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed on Tuesday in Katsina.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 23, 2023 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. Bashir made the declaration when she spoke with newsmen at the Wamba Custodial Centre in WambaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 2022 Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says the high number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs) is putting undue pressure on custodial centres in the country. The minister said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the sheer number of theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 21, 2022 The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service ( NCoS ) on Sunday said it had no fewer than 353 inmates currently on death row at its Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The spokesman of the command, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed the number in anContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 20, 2022 Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra on Sunday promised that his government would ensure speedy dispensation of justice in the state. Soludo made the promise while addressing inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Aguata. He decried the fact that some inmates had spentContinue Reading
