No fewer than 7,228 inmates were pardoned by federal and state governments, chief justices and non-governmental organisations between January 2022 and December 2024, as part of efforts to decongest the nation’s overcrowded correctional centres. The figures were obtained from media reports and compiled by PUNCH on Saturday. According to recent data from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the total inmate …

The Nigerian Correctional Service, on Monday, debunked reports alleging that an Awaiting Trial Person, Ayomide Adeleye, is no longer in custody. The Service clarified that Adeleye, aged 23, with Custody Number S-1995/24, remains in lawful detention at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos. Adeleye, according to a statement by the NCoS spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, was remanded on September 26, …

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday said that decongesting the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) centres has saved the Federal Government approximately N3 billion in one year. Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at the launch of the “Report on the National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults Deprived of Liberty in Nigeria” in Abuja. He said the …

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that the senior officers suspended for allegedly violating rules and regulations concerning the custody of cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, remain suspended. The Officer-in-Charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos, Deputy Controller of Corrections Michael Anugwa, had claimed during a parliamentary inquiry on Monday in Abuja that he had …

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has ordered a comprehensive investigation into bribery allegations within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The directive came after VeryDarkMan, the activist, shared a video online wherein Bobrisky claimed she bribed some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials with N15,000,000 to drop the money laundering charges against her. The crossdresser, whose birth name …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has registered over 10,000 inmates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams over the past five years, according to The PUNCH. The NCoS spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, revealed that more than 2,000 inmates are enrolled annually for these exams …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), on Monday, said the K9, intelligence and armed squads of the service had been placed on red alert, ahead of the proposed nationwide protests. In October 2020, Nigerians across major cities protested against police brutality under the #EndSARS movement. The protests, which led to the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), were eventually hijacked …

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that contrary to insinuations, the Binance executive in its custody, Tigran Gambaryan, was not sick as he is “safe and healthy”. Spokesperson of the Service, Umar Abubakar, stated this Thursday at the media briefing by the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC) under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), held at …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says custodial centres nationwide are free of cholera. It said the routine hygienic measures put in place in the correctional centres had helped to keep cholera out. The NCoS spokesman, Abubakar Umar, spoke to our newsmen on Wednesday as the country battles to contain a recent surge in cholera cases across 31 states. On Monday, …

Faced with the controversy trailing the unveiling of “COCOS Hotel and Gardens”, an investment of the Correctional Service Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society, the leadership of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared that the project is not funded by the federal government. The national spokesperson of NCoS, Abubakar Umar, who reacted to the issues raised about the facility, said the hotel, …