Nigerian Correctional Service

Kuje Prison Siege: NCoS Reacts To Inmates Stolen Money

July 9, 2022 6:35 pm

While reacting to the news of the loss of some huge amount of money during the Kuje Prion siege, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has openly debunked some of the reports that fleeing inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, during the attack, stole money (local and foreign currencies) which were belonging to their fellow inmates.

Mr Abubakar Umar who is the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) had made confirmations of this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

Some media reports had alleged that personnel at the Kuje Custodial Centre could not account for the sums of ₦82 …

NCoS Releases Names, Faces Of 69 Kuje Prison Escapees

July 8, 2022 11:44 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria in coalition with the Nigerian Correctional Service has on Friday openly declared 69 of the inmates who escaped from its Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja on Tuesday night wanted and asked the general public to supply information about them if they had any in order to aid with their recapture.

The 69 Kuje inmates have also been revealed to have cases relating to terrorism and being members of the Boko Haram sect.

Read Also: ISWAP Takes Responsibility For Massive Kuje Prison Attack

“If you see any of these people, or have useful information …

NCoS Laments On Prisons Filled Above Carrying Capacity

July 2, 2022 2:25 pm

The Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have revealed that they are currently in charge of over 16,000 inmates above their carrying capacity, a situation has been revealed to have fuelled some form of aggression among the inmates and overstretched the prison system in the country.

At the moment, the Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service have been revealed to have a combined carrying capacity of 58,278 inmates in the country.

Read Also: 240 Inmates Escape As Gunmen Break Kogi Prison

The Controller-General of Corrections (CGC), Haliru Nababa, while speaking at the Second Controller-General of Corrections’ Retreat …

Why We Can’t Release Dariye, Nyame Despite Pardon – NCS

June 26, 2022 2:34 am

Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that over two months after they were granted state pardon, 159 convicts, including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and a former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame, have yet to be released.

The Council of State led by President Muhammadu Buhari, had on April 14 approved the pardon of the convicts, a decision which generated outcries.

Nyame is serving a 12-year jail sentence for diverting N1.64 billion during his tenure as governor of Taraba, while Dariye is serving 10 years’ imprisonment for ₦1.126 billion fraud.

But while justifying the …

4 Inmates Killed In Kaduna Prison, Probe Begins

April 5, 2020 6:24 am

Four inmates died during an attempted jailbreak at the Kaduna prison on March 31, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said.

It said a comprehensive investigation has commenced on the directive of the Controller General, NCoS, Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed.

The Controller Kaduna command, Mr Sanusi Danmusa, said the attempted jailbreak occurred when some inmates demanded their release over fears of contracting the coronavirus.

The NCoS Kaduna described as malicious reports by a section of the media twisting the attempted jail-break at the custodial centre..

“This attempted jailbreak was carried out by a section of the condemned convict cell in the custodial

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FG Approves New Uniform For Correctional Service

February 13, 2020 1:49 pm

The Federal Government has approved a new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to reflect its new name.

NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed said this at the inauguration of the administrative block of the Correctional Staff School (CSS) on Thursday in Abuja.

He said that the measure was part of the new act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2019.

Buhari signed the new act of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NIS) now Correctional Service into law on July 31, 2019.

He said that there were other initiatives to take care of the staff education, health, housing …