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Nigerian Correctional Service

FG raises N585m to free prisoners

THE Federal Government has raised N585 million to settle fines for inmates languishing in various correctional centres nationwide. The Minister...

Anti-Tinubu protester, Uja denied bail

A MAGISTRATE Court sitting in Zuba, Abuja on Tuesday, April 11, refused to grant bail to a passenger, Obiajulu...
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Nigeria ranks 27th among countries with highest number of prisoners

NIGERIA, with 74,059 inmates, is currently the 27th country with the highest number of prisoners globally. According to World Prison Brief (WPB),...

Kuje Prison attack: 879 inmates escape, five persons die – NCoS

THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that 879 inmates escaped from the Kuje Prison after gunmen attacked the...
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Prison break: Aregbesola orders recapture of fleeing inmates

MINISTER of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has directed the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to go after fleeing inmates and ensure...

Nine fleeing inmates from Nigeria re-arrested in Ghana

NO fewer than nine fleeing inmates from Nigeria Correctional Centre have been re-arrested in Ghana, myjoynews has reported. The inmates...
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