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Malami lists gains of Virtual Court Proceedings; says it will aid speedy delivery of Justice, decongest prisons, others

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021News Agency

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the deployment of virtual court sitting technology in Correctional facilities will ensure speedy dispensation of Justice and decongest custodial centres in the country. Malami said this at the launch of the nationwide pilot project for the deployment and use of Virtual Court sitting facilities at […]

We investigating Ikoyi Prison… We are ready to work with the public – CG

October 23, 2019Ayo Olowo

The controller general of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed, says he has set up a panel to probe Ikoyi Prisons, now known as “Ikoyi Custodial Centre”, following an investigation by Fisayo Soyombo, an undercover journalist. Soyombo spent eight days as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison — where he documented experiences on “drug abuse, sodomy, […]

600 Nigerians held in Chinese prisons

February 26, 2018Eben Tanimola

Mr Wale Oloko, the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Guangzhou, China, says about 600 Nigerians are in various Prisons in Guangdong Province for different offences. Oloko gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. According to him, there are currently about 600 Nigerians […]

Prisons decorates 283 Officers in Sokoto, Kebbi… Plateau Receives New Controller

February 14, 2018Ayo Olowo

NPS Decorates 196 Kebbi Prisons Officers The Nigerian Prisons Service, Kebbi State Command, under the able leadership of the Controller of Prisons, CP.SANI ADAMU POTISKUM, has decorated 196 newly promoted officers of the Command with their new ranks on tuesday at the State Prison Headquaters Birnin-Kebbi. The elevated officers were part of those promoted recently […]

Prisons controller ask well-meaning Nigerians to help release inmates

October 8, 2017October 9, 2017Ayo Olowo

Tunde Ladipo, the Lagos state controller of prisons, on Sunday called on well- meaning individuals and groups to assist inmates in paying fines imposed on them to decongest prisons. Ladipo made the appeal in Lagos said some inmates are still in prison because they cant pay fines. He urged that prison congestion should be the […]

Nigerian Prisons Service Retires Top Senior Prisons Officers

July 11, 2016Ayo Olowo

Following the appointment of Ja’afaru Ahmed as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board ( CDFIPB), in an emergency meeting held on the 27th of June, 2016 has approved the retirement of a Deputy Controller-General and an Assistant Controller-General of Prisons from the service. They are […]