Tag: inmates
80% of Inmates Pre-Trial Detainees – Zarephath Aid
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Zarephath Aid, on Tuesday says 80 per cent of Nigeria’s prison population are pre-trial detainees.The Founder of Zarephath...
Gov. Aliyu Grants Pardon to 113 Inmates in Sokoto
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State on Tuesday granted pardon to 113 inmates at the Sokoto Correctional Centre in...
37 Inmates Regain Freedom in Kano
The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu-Aboki, has ordered the release of 37 inmates from detention at the...
Foundation Donates Medicine, Mats to Bauchi Inmates
The Chikaran Bauchi Foundation, a charitable organization has donated medicine and mats to the Bauchi Medium Security Custodial Center,...
Maiduguri Flood: Correctional Service Declares 281 Inmates Missing
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared 281 inmates missing after evacuation of inmates by officers of the service...
COVID-19: 111 inmates freed in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has facilitated the release of 111 inmates of correctional centres as part of Federal Government’s...
Lawyer advocates legal framework to end congestion in prisons
A Legal Practitioner, Mr Douglas Ogbangwa, on Tuesday called for a legal or structural framework that would end prison...
5 inmates bag degrees in Kirikiri prison – NOUN VC
Five inmates of Maximum Security Prison in Kirikiri, Lagos, have bagged university degrees from National Open University (NOUN).The Vice...