Inmates

The Chairman of Governing Council, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and former executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof Peter Okebukola, on Thursday, in Lagos, disclosed that no fewer than 1,229…

Operatives of Delta State Police Command are on the trail of six teenage inmates who escaped from a juvenile home along Abeke road in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of the state. The six inmates reportedly escaped from the Ministry…

Still reeling from the recent #EndSARS Protest, a total of 126 suspected criminals including 10 runway inmates from the Sapele Road and Oko Correctional Centres, Benin were yesterday paraded by the police in Benin. The Edo State…

In the spirit of the 60th independence anniversary of Nigeria, four inmates awaiting trial, two at Bauchi and Ningi Custodial Centres respectively were on Wednesday set free by the state Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar during her…

As part of activities to mark the celebration of June 12, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Thursday, pardoned 13 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Center in the state. Apart from this, the governor also ordered commuted ten…

An 80-year-old woman standing trial over a land case and 148 other inmates awaiting trial at the Warri Correctional Centre, Delta State have been released. The Chief Judge of Delta State, Hon. Justice Marshal Umukoro gave the directive…

Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, on Tuesday, announced the forfeiture of her May salary to secure the immediate release of five inmates who could not pay their fines at the Kuje Correctional…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that it has so far released 3,751 inmates comprising convicts and awaiting trial persons who met the criteria set for the presidential amnesty. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered…

The governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has pardoned fifty inmates serving in various Correctional Service Centres across the state. The governor in a statement issued on Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled…

Officers at the Sapele Correctional centre, Sapele in Delta State are at crossroad following the escape of two awaiting trial inmates. The escapees, 18-year-old Stanley Dangbadi and Friday Aguduma, 25, have however been declared wanted…