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Osun prison break: NCoS launches manhunt, offers N5m reward for tips

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The Nigerian Correctional Service has announced a N5m cash reward for anyone who provides credible information leading to the recapture of inmates who escaped from the Medium Custodial Centre in Ilesha, Osun State. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Controller of Corrections and Public Relations Officer for the NCoS, Umar Abubakar, on Wednesday. According to …

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Death row prisoners increase by 2.73%, reaches 3,688 from 3,590 in 6 months – NCoS

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13 March 2025
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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 …

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N3b spent on feeding inmates in 2 months – NCoS

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9 March 2025
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  The Nigerian Correctional Service has spent over N3.3 billion on feeding awaiting trial inmates over the course of two months, Sunday PUNCH gathered. As of early January 2025, the number of awaiting-trial inmates stood at 48,932, and by the end of February, this number had risen to 53,254, the NCoS revealed on its website. This increase in the number …

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7,000 inmates pardoned in 2 years amid move to decongest prisons

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12 January 2025
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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 …

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NCoS clarifies rumour, says Adeleye still in custody

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6 January 2025
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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, …

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Nigeria saved N3b by decongesting correctional centre – Minister

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9 October 2024
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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 …

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Bobrisky: Officers’ suspension over alleged custody violation stands, NCoS insists

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1 October 2024
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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 …

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Bobrisky saga: Interior Minister orders probe of bribery claim in correctional centre

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25 September 2024
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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 …

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Over 10,000 inmates took WASSCE in 5 years, says NCoS

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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 …

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Protest: NCoS beefs up security to prevent jailbreak

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30 July 2024
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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 …

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