Tag: inmates
Over 100 prisoners escape, soldiers killed as gunmen attack Kogi prison
The security situation in Kogi State degenerated on Sunday night when gunmen killed military officers at a military checkpoint before…
Eid-el-Fitr: Jigawa governor pardons 17 inmates
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has pardoned 17 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in the state.
Edo CJ frees 2 inmates
The Chief Judge of Edo, Justice Esther Edigin, on Friday, granted freedom to two inmates of Auchi Medium Security Correctional…
Yobe to recruit teachers for custodial centers’ inmates
Dr Mohammad Idris, Commissioner, Yobe Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, on Monday said the state would recruit teachers for…
Bayelsa CJ pardons 5 inmates, grants 3 bail
The Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Justice Kate Abiri, has ordered the release of five inmates and granted bail to…
Oyo CJ frees inmates with HIV, ulcer, pelvic dislocation
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Thursday, freed some inmates who had HIV, ulcer and pelvic…
Enugu inmates receive gift items from churches
Inmates of correctional facilities Enugu, Nsukka and Oji in Enugu State received various gift items from different churches to mark…
NGO donates tailoring center, sewing machines to inmates in Ogun
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Habiba Foundation, has donated a tailoring centre and seven sewing machines for the acquisition of vocational…
Speed up trial of inmates to decongest prisons, Legal Aid advices
The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LAC) has called for speedy dispensation of cases involving inmates on awaiting trial to…
Lagos pardons 14 inmates, coverts death row for 20 others to life imprisonment
The Lagos State Government, through the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, on Friday pardoned 14 inmates of the Maximum…
48 Delta prison inmates regain freedom
The Delta state Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro has ordered the released 48 awaiting trial inmates from Kwale and Ugwashi-Uku…
Nasarawa Chief Judge discharges 14 inmates
Justice Suleiman Dikko, Chief Judge of Nasarawa state, has discharged 14 inmates awaiting trial in Federal Prison, Lafia.
Number of inmates execution in U.S declines
The number of U.S. inmates executed this year has reached a 25-year low as fewer death sentences are handed down.…
Lagos CJ frees 7 inmates from Ikoyi prison
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, has freed another batch of seven inmates from the Ikoyi Security…
Prisons Service urged not to admit inmates without court papers
Justice Peter Umeadi, Chief Judge of Anambra has called on the Nigerian Prisons Service(NPS) not to accept any person as…