News 67% of Inmates awaiting trial- Minister Toyibat Ajose Aug 15, 2025 About 67 per cent of inmates in correctional facilities across Nigeria are awaiting trial, Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo…
News 53,000 inmates awaiting trial, 24, 252 convicted, 3,833 on death row in… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Aug 5, 2025 The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says 53,473 prisoners are awaiting trial in custodial centres across the country while…
News 48,932 Inmates await trial– Acting NCoS Chief Toyibat Ajose Jan 14, 2025 The Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, has revealed that 48,932 inmates in…
News JUST IN: 281 inmates missing from custodial centre after Borno flood – NCoS Alagbe Shenayon Sep 15, 2024 The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has reported that 281 inmates are missing from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in…
News Many displaced, inmates escape as flood ravages Borno Alagbe Shenayon Sep 10, 2024 Major roads, houses, and shops in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, along with parts of Jere Local Government Area, have been…
News One Year Anniversary: Gov Bago releases 30 inmates in Niger State Olusegun Kugbayi May 29, 2024 Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has secured the release of 30 inmates in old and new correctional centres in Minna, the Niger…
News Rainstorm destroys Suleja Correctional Centre Fence, 119 inmates escape Toyibat Ajose Apr 25, 2024 A rainfall wrecked a portion of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, late Wednesday, allowing 119 convicts…
News 23 inmates bag varsity degrees at Enugu Custodial Centre Olusegun Kugbayi Apr 14, 2024 Twenty-three inmates of the Enugu Custodial Centre bagged masters, first degree and Post Graduate Diploma of the National Open…
News Hardship: Pandemonium as Jos inmates reject moves to cut down rice… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Mar 1, 2024 There was pandemonium on Friday at the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State after inmates protested plans by authorities to…
News Taraba Governor pardons 31 inmates Toyibat Ajose Jan 1, 2024 Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has granted clemency and pardoned 31 inmates in state correctional facilities. The decision,…