No fewer than 26 inmates at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos State have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria in various disciplines. The inmates, who received their certificates at the convocation ceremony organised by the institution on 13th July 2023, were pronounced graduates after the completion of their various programmes for the 2022/2023 academic session. They …

The Deputy Comptroller and Officer in charge of Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Julius Ogueri has appealed to Lions Club and other charity organisations to donate a bus to Ikoyi prison to enable it to transport inmates to court on a daily basis. During the recent commissioning of the renovated and equipped Lagos Ikoyi Lions Club Vocational Centre at the Ikoyi correctional …

Lagos State Governor. Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 49 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state, following the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. A statement by the Ministry of Information and Strategy stated that the Governor signed the Release Order on the 26th May, “in cognizance of his inauguration for the …

There was palpable tension in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday, as a truck conveying inmates to the State High Court hit a commercial minibus, injuring two persons. The incident immediately sparked violent protest, as commercial motorcyclists and some angry youths blocked the popular Olaiya Junction in protest. Witnesses said the correctional truck driver refused to obey a traffic …

A Kwara State-based journalist, Dare Akogun has urged well meaning Nigerians to contribute to the wellbeing of prisoners and the prison service in general, saying that the government cannot do it alone. Akogun, who is a Senior News Editor with Ilorin-based Sobi FM, recently celebrated his birthday with inmates of the Mandala Medium Custodian Centre, Ilorin, where he fed the …