Tag: inmates
Chief Judge frees trado-doctor, 3 other inmates in Edo
The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Cromwell Idahosa, on Friday ordered the release of four prison inmates. Idahosa gave…
Mexico inmates decry worms in food, dirty conjugal beds
Some of Mexico’s notorious criminals are complaining about “inhuman” conditions at a maximum-security prison, claiming they find worm in their…
2,255 inmates set free in 5 years by Boko Haram, says NPS
By Ayorinde Oluokun The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS said on Wednesday that a total of 2, 255 prisoners have been…
Brazil inmates take guards hostage in latest riot
Inmates at a Brazilian prison took 12 guards and several fellow inmates hostage Monday in the latest of a series…
Prisons foils attempted jail break at Kirikiri Prisons
The Nigerian Prisons Service on Friday foiled an attempted jail-break by some inmates at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Lagos.…
Kirikiri Prisons inmates attempt to escape after protest
Many inmates of the Kirikiri Medium Prison in Lagos reportedly attempted to escape the prison on Friday following a protest…
Four inmates killed, two beheaded in Brazil jail riot
Inmates rioting for better facilities in a Brazilian jail killed four fellow prisoners, decapitating two of them, and took two…
Chief Judge pardons 22 inmates in Nasarawa
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, on Friday, granted pardon to 27 inmates awaiting trial in four…
Three inmates escape Quebec jail on helicopter
Three prisoners, deemed extremely dangerous by police, have broken out of a Canadian jail in a helicopter, local media reported,…
Jail Break: 2 Inmates Recaptured
Two of the 11 inmates of the Government Remand Home, Sapele who escaped last week have been arrested and returned…
13 Prisoners Freed In Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu
The Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Tokunbo Olopade, on Monday set free 13 inmates in Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu prisons. The…
How Gunmen raided Damaturu Prison
Bombers, gunmen spared Nigerian churches and their worshippers today. But they seemed to have another target in mind as they…
Judge Frees 34 Prison Inmates
Fifteen murder suspects, eight armed robbery suspects and six persons awaiting trial for stealing were among those who regained freedom…
Lepers In Ogun Seek Increase In Allowance
Inmates of Hansen’s Lepers Colony at Iberekodo in Abeokuta, have appealed to the Ogun State government to increase their monthly…
Archbishop Urges Police, Judiciary To Hasten Prison Decongestion
The Most Reverend Valerian Okeke, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, has urged the police and the judiciary to…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Four Burnt In Katsina
As law enforcement agents battle to restore sanity in Katsina State which has been engulfed in post-election crisis, four persons…