Nigeria Correctional Service
1 Apr
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), yesterday, denied that DCP Abba Kyari, who is at one of its facilities, was refusing food.
3 Jan
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has increased the daily feeding allowance for inmates from N450 to N750.
29 Nov
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCOs) has said that one of its Personnel and nine inmates serving their jail terms were killed when gunmen attacked the Jos Correctional Centre on Sunday.
29 Nov
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen on Sunday.
28 Nov
Yet-to-be identified gunmen, suspected to be bandits, on Sunday attacked the Jos Correctional centre.
The bandits were said to have pretended to be on a visit before they opened fire
23 Oct 2021
The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre...
18 Jun 2021
No fewer than 6,000 inmates in the facilities of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in Lagos State are awaiting trials.
16 Jun 2021
The Nigeria Correctional Service, (NCOs), has announced a shake-up in the top management of the agency as part of new strategy to reposition it for effective service delivery. Controller-General of the service, Haliru Nababa, said "the deployments are geared towards injecting new ideas in the management of the Service to address emerging challenges as well…
28 May 2021
The Imo Police command has confirmed the re-arresting of over 60 escapee inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Owerri Custodial Centre.
2 May 2021
The Federal Government has declared all correctional facilities across the country as red zones, following increasing attacks and jail breaks in recent weeks.
29 Apr 2021
Amid mounting insecurity challenges, the Federal Government appears to have yet another bout of headache to contend with. The nation’s correctional facilities frequently come under violent attacks...
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