Nigerian Correctional Service
18 Oct
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has pardoned 31 inmates from the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Gusau, the state capital. The Governor's decision, made during a visit to the facility on Friday, was in line with Section 212(1) of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, which empowers governors to grant pardons. In a statement released by the Governor's…
30 Jul
The establishment of Correctional Services has been removed from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list. This was done to allow state governors establish correctional facilities, manage inmates, and ultimately reduce the burden on the federal government.
6 Jun
The Nigerian Correctional Service has commenced investigation into last weekend’s mysterious escape of a murder suspect in Sapele, Delta State.
4 May
The Centre for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa) has said unless Nigeria prioritises gender-responsive budgeting, improving the basic needs of female inmates and their children across custodial centres in the country may remain a mirage.
25 Apr
Authorities have confirmed the escape of 118 inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger state, following a heavy downpour that wreaked havoc on the facility, Wednesday night. The rain which lasted hours was said to have destroyed part of the main facility and the perimeter fence giving way for the inmates to escape.…
7 Apr
Infamous kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, known as Wadume has been freed after serving a seven-year jail term. The spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, confirmed Wadume's release. READ ALSO: Kidnap kingpin, Wadume bags seven years imprisonment Wadume was sentenced to seven years in prison following his arrest and arraignment on kidnapping charges…
2 Apr
As part of efforts to reduce the congestion across custodial centres in the country, the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS) in partnership with Niger State Chief Judge, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, has released an inmate at the Suleja custodial facility and granted bail to four other. Controller General, NCoS Haliru Nababa who visited the facility alongside Justice…
6 Jan
Management of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has dismissed reports in some medium that inmates in correctional facilities are being fed with N200 as against the N750 daily budget. The agency said the report is false and misleading urging the public to discountence it. A statement availed The Guardian by the Public Relations Officer, (PRO),…
31 Dec 2023
A total of 120 Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) officers have been promoted in Edo State to various ranks in the ongoing nationwide promotion exercise in the service.
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