FG frees 43 inmates in Custodial centres in Plateau
Dec. 11, 2023 The Federal Ministry of Interior has secured the release of 43 inmates serving jail terms in custodial centres in Plateau. This is contained in a statement on…
Terrorism financing: Interior Minister calls for probe into alleged misconduct by correctional officers
Nov. 23, 2023 The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for the immediate investigation of intelligence report on misconduct by some men of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)….
11 prisoners graduate from NOUN, 50 others matriculate in Enugu Custodial Special Centre
July 14, 2023 Eleven prisoners from the Enugu Custodial Special Study Centre have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in its 2022/2023 Academic Year, while 50 fresh…
Aregbesola urges states to invest in custodial centres, rehabilitation, reintegration of inmates
May 13, 2023 The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has called on state governments to build custodial centres so as to accommodate offenders of state laws currently in Federal facilities….
Ill-health: Court dismisses Maina’s suit against Interior Minister, NCoS CG
November 16, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General…
Maina’s Ill-health: Court orders Interior Minister, NCoS CG to file defence
October 28, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), to file their…
No disquiet in Kuje Custodial Centre over death of inmate – NCoS
August 31, 2022 …Says health of inmates remains top priority to the Centre The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), FCT Command, says there is no disquiet in Kuje Custodial Centre over…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ganduje pardons 90 inmates from Kano Correctional Centres
July 10, 2022 Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has granted pardon to about 90 inmates across the Correctional Centres in Kano, in celebration of the Holy Eid el Kabir…
Harmonise Inmates’ Biometrics With Security Agencies, Consider Decongestion – Aregbesola Directs NCoS
June 28, 2022 The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has urged the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) to ensure that the bio-data of all inmates were harmonised with sister agencies….
Aregbesola urges NCoS to track, recapture all escaped inmates across the country
June 28, 2022 The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has urged the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) to track and recapture all escaped inmates. This is contained in a statement…