Nigerian Prisons Service Latest News

The action of the governor is in line with the powers conferred on him in paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) Section 212 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Not fewer than 22 former members of the Boko Haram terrorist group who have been deradicalised have sat for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

Seven senior officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) have been suspended following the electrocution of five inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Lagos, popularly known as Ikoyi prison.

The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has ordered an immediate investigation into the death of five inmates of the Ikoyi prison after they were electrocuted.

Nine officials of Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos have been suspended by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services board over a $1 million scam.

Hukumar kula da gidan gyran hali ta aminta da dakatar da manyanjami’anta 3 tare da wasu 6 a kan hannunsu da take zargi akwai a damfarar dala miliyan daya da wani dan gidan gyran hali yayi.