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74% of inmates now registered in NIMC database – NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that 74% of inmates nationwide have been successfully enrolled in the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Corrections Umar Abubakar, a total of 59,786 out of the 80,879 inmates in custody as of June 7, 2025, have been registered with the National Identification Number (NIN).

Abubakar credited the progress to the ongoing collaboration between the NCoS and NIMC. He also refuted reports suggesting that NIN registration had not started in some correctional centres, describing such claims as “misleading and inaccurate.”

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He emphasized that the NIN enrollment exercise is not only underway but has already achieved significant coverage across custodial facilities nationwide.

“The registration of the remaining inmates is actively ongoing, with measures in place to ensure smooth and complete enrollment,” he stated.

LUKMAN ABDULMALIK

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