Tag: inmates
FG spends N22.44bn on feeding 75,507 prisoners
The Federal Government is spending N22.44 billion in 2023 on the feeding of 75,507 inmates in correctional centres nationwide.
The inmates are spread in 244...
NCoS: 3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared that 3,298 inmates in correctional centres across the country are on death row.
The NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar,...
NOUN graduates 58 inmates, 28,682 others at 12th convocation
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), on Saturday, graduated 28,740 students, comprising 21,339 undergraduates and 7,401 post graduates from all the institution’s study...
3,167 Nigerian inmates on death row
There are 3,167 inmates on death row across various correctional centres in the country.
The inmates comprise 3,105 males and 62 females.
The correctional centres currently...
Minister: 51,541 prison inmates awaiting trial
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says the high number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs) is putting undue pressure on custodial centres in the...
FG moves to free 22,690 prisoners
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per...
Kuje jailbreak: Police arrest 2 fleeing inmates, others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested two of the inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security...
Kuje jailbreak: Police, NDLEA arrest fleeing inmates in Abuja, Suleja
The Nigeria Police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recaptured two of the inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak...
Kuje prison attack: FG declares Boko Haram inmates wanted
The Federal Government, on Friday, declared wanted the inmates who escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja on Tuesday night.
The inmates...
4 inmates die, 16 injured as 879 escape in Kuje prison...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said four inmates of the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre died while 879 escaped during the attack on...
