The Federal Government has increased the feeding allowance of inmates by 50 per cent. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a post he shared on his official X account on Wednesday morning. Tunji-Ojo made this known after the Ministry of Interior, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), and…

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 52 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state and the commutation of six death row inmates to life imprisonment. According to a statement signed by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), Sanwo-Olu gave the approval following recommendations…

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has identified overcrowding as its most pressing challenge, with 48, 932 inmates currently awaiting trials in Nigeria. The Acting Controller General, NCoS, Mr Sylvester Nwakuche said this during his maiden interactive session with field officers on Monday in Abuja. Nwakuche, however, said that plans were ongoing to engage with State…

The board chairman of the Prison Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Dr Olayide Adelami, celebrated Christmas with inmates on Wednesday at Owo Correctional Facility and charged them to spend time reflecting on God's words and acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Referencing the book of Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6, Adelami, who is the…

An advocacy group, Zarephath Aid, has reiterated the need for the Federal Government to audit all Correctional facilities across the country to ascertain each inmate’s case.

Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State on Tuesday granted pardon to 113 inmates at the Sokoto Correctional Centre in commemoration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary. Speaking through the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Nasiru Binji, Aliyu said the pardon was in line with Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic…

The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu-Aboki, has ordered the release of 37 inmates from detention at the Goron Dutse and Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kano. The gesture is part of efforts to decongest custodial centres in the state. This is contained in a statement by SC Musbahu Kofar-Nasarawa, Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Correctional…

The Advocates Sans Frontières (ASF) France, also known as Lawyers Without Borders, on Thursday, stated that 3,600 inmates are on death row in Nigeria. The organisation also said that Nigeria holds the highest number of death row inmates in sub-Saharan Africa, noting that the number continues to rise as new death sentences are handed down…

Under the leadership of Hon. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior is making significant strides in prison reform, championing the welfare and rehabilitation of inmates across the country. In an unprecedented shift, the ministry has introduced bold policies designed to transform the nation’s correctional services, with a focus on reformation, dignity, and rehabilitation, rather…

The Federal Government has released details of the fleeing inmates from the Maiduguri Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), who escaped due to floods that ravaged part of the city, affecting the prison walls.

The Federal Government has declared that the dignity and welfare of inmates across all the 244 correctional centres in Nigeria is a non-negotiable and any attempt to go against such would be resisted. National spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, said that the agency has consistently sought to improve inmates welfare in…

No fewer than 3,590 inmates across custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar stated that the total number of inmates in centres…