The House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions has accused Nigerian governors of deliberately violating a provision of the Nigerian Correctional Service Act, 2019, which empowers them to build and maintain correctional centres in their domains. Consequently, the Chairman of the Committee, Chinedu Ogah, said letters have been transmitted to the governors to remind them and the Attorney General of …

The Federal Government yesterday asked state governors to establish their own correctional services and also build their custodial centres, saying that the law has empowered them to do so. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said that although the justice system clearly segments states and federal offenders, the Federal Government has been the only one in charge of custodial facilities …