Sentencing guidelines will accelerate prison decongestion – Malami
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Monday, said the Consolidated ...
Tag: prisons
Edo prison break: Exact figures of escaped prisoners unknown
Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that the exact figures of escaped prisoners freed from the ...
Port Harcourt correctional centre most populated in Nigeria – Comptroller
Tony John, Port Harcourt The Port Harcourt Correctional Centre has been described as the most populated prison in the country ...
Prison inmate regains freedom 13 years after awaiting trial
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin An inmate of Oko Medium Correctional Centre, in Benin, Edo State, Victor Ogunsuyi, who had spent more ...
New law to address structural, legal defects in Nigeria’s prisons – Sen Uba
Fred Itua, Abuja Senator Andy Uba has explained how the Nigerian Correctional Service Bill, 2019, signed into law by President ...
Nigeria’s oldest prisoner clocks 100 in Enugu
GSAC has appealed to the Federal Government and Governor Rochas Okorocha to use their board of mercy and release Egbunuche ...
Dankwambo decries high cases of child rape in Gombe
Ali Abare, Gombe Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State has decried the high prevalence of child rape in the ...
