Tag: Nigerian Prisons
Exposé: Agba Jalingo exposes illicit business going on in Nigerian prisons
Journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo, has alleged that Nigerian detention centres and prisons have become hubs of extortion, corruption, and…
Will FG shut down many Nigerian prisons?
Tunji- Ojo said some prison facilities only utilise about 30 to 40 percent of their carrying capacities and inmates with…
Tinubu orders relocation of 29 prisons in major overhaul
Acting Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, praised the new acquisitions, including vehicles designed to facilitate inmate transportation to courts.
Non-prisoners sat for 2020 UTME in prisons, JAMB stunned
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has withheld results of candidates who sat for the 2020 UTME at prisons.
6 Face Panel Over Invasion Of Prison’s Farm
Six officials of Nigerian Prisons Service have been questioned over herdsmen invasion of Jato Aka Prisons Farm Centre in Benue.
47,229 detainees awaiting trial in Nigerian Prisons-Osibanjo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has lamented that a total of 47,229 detainees are still awaiting trial in various…
How To Attain Peace And Security In Nigeria (2)
By Uzoma Ahamefule No country has ever enjoyed security when its accurate census is in question. According to the recent…
70% Awaiting Trial In Nigerian Prisons —Prof. Angwe
Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Professor Bem Angwe, has observed that 70 percent of inmates in Nigerian prisons have…
Commission to monitor Nigerian prisons
Mr. Ewa Udu, Head, Legal Unit of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has said the commission will henceforth monitor the…