The Nigeria Prisons Service has said it plans to establish Borstal homes in Enugu and Bayelsa States, to serve the South East and South-South regions of the country.

The Controller General of Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), Mr. Jafaaru Ahmed, has disclosed that 28 out of 40 inmates of Ikot Ekpene Prisons that escaped during a jailbreak on December 27, 2017 were still at large.

Tunde Ladipo made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He said that a number of inmates were still in prison for inability to pay fines.

Following reports that about 120 million Nigerians especially women, are vulnerable to dangers associated with firewood smoke, the Nigeria Prisons Service...