Tag: Inmates

Nigeria Declares 281 Inmates Missing 
September 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Declares 281 Inmates Missing 

The Nigerian Correctional Service has declared 281 inmates missing in the medium correctional centre in Maiduguri after the evacuation of inmates by officers of the service with support from sister security agencies. A statement by the service spokesman Abubakar Umar...
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SANWO-OLU APPROVES THE RELEASE OF 246 INMATES
December 30, 2023 No Responses

SANWO-OLU APPROVES THE RELEASE OF 246 INMATES

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State and the commuttal of death sentence for 39 inmate...
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Ganduje Pardons 4,000 Inmates
April 22, 2023 No Responses

Ganduje Pardons 4,000 Inmates

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has pardoned 4,000 inmates in the last eight years, Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Hassan Fagge, disclosed on Friday in Kano. Fagge, in a statement, quoted Ganduje as stating this while pardoning...
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353 Inmates On Death Row In Lagos
August 22, 2022 No Responses

353 Inmates On Death Row In Lagos

The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service ( NCoS ) on Sunday said it had no fewer than 353 inmates currently on death row at its Kirikiri Custodial Centre.  The spokesman of the command, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed...
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