The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau has confirmed that 210 inmates escaped from the Minna Maximum Prisons in Niger State. The inmates escaped after an invasion by some gunmen on Sunday night. Danbazau told journalists that over 35 inmates who fled have been rearrested. The Minister alongside Governor Abubakar Bello inspected the facility to ascertain […]
The Controller-General, Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, has raised alarm over the increase in awaiting-trial inmates in the nation’s prisons saying that 48,527 of 72,384 prison inmates in 2017 which represents 66 percent of the population are awaiting trials. Ahmed disclosed the concern in a media briefing in Abuja after a facility tour […]
The St Theresa Catholic Church Yola on Monday distributed food and drinks to 674 inmates of Yola Prison to mark the Christmas celebration. Speaking at the prison, the Archbishop of the diocese, Most Rev. Stephen Mamza, said the gesture was to enable the inmates feel the spirit of Christmas. Mamza, who held mass with the […]
Over 400 prison inmates at the Ogwashi-Uku prison received free treatment and medication at the flag off of 8-day Free Medical Outreach to prison formations across Delta State. The Free Medical Programme, organized by the 05 initiative in conjunction with the Isioma Okobah Foundation and Medical Students from the Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia is […]
Emotion and jubilation were high at the weekend at Onitsha Prisons as 13 awaiting trial inmates regained their freedom when the Anambra State Chief Judge, Justice Peter Umeadi visited the facility, on jail delivery services. One of them, 31-year-old Chukwujekwu Ifejika was discharged by Justice Peter Umeadi for lack of criminal records of the accused. […]
Efforts by the Lagos state Judiciary to decongest the prisons on Thursday got a boost as the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Opeyemi Oke, freed four inmates of the Badagry Prisons. Those released include: Sharafadeen Sheu, Israel Emmanuel, Samodu Rasak and Tunde Ojo. Although, the number of inmates that were expected to regain freedom was nine, […]
The new Uruguayan government says it will no longer grant asylum to prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. In December, Uruguay gave sanctuary to six Arab men who had been held at the US base in Cuba for 12 years. Opinion polls said most Uruguayans rejected the decision taken by outgoing President Jose […]