The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), on Wednesday, said that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025. This represents a 2.73 per cent increase or addition of 98 prisoners within six months. Appearing for screening before the Senate Committee on Interior, the Acting Controller-General of NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, who …

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that in 2023, there were no executions of inmates on death row across the custodial centres. Disclosing this on Friday, NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, also said as of 15 April 2024, a total of 3,504 inmates were on death row, comprising 73 females and 3,431 males. The former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, …