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Awaiting Trial Inmates represent 70 per cent of prisons population- AGF

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

The Attorney – General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that ‎awaiting trial inmates in the Nigerian Prisons represents 70 per cent of the prisons population in the country. Speaking while releasing some inmates at the Bernin-Kebbi

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Minna jailbreak: 51 inmates recaptured

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2018 0

The Nigeria Prisons Service in Niger says 51 inmates out of the 210 inmates that escaped from the Minna Medium Security Prison on June 3, had had been recaptured. The Controller of Prisons in the state, Mr Mustapha Iliyasu, made this known in an interview with journalists in Minna on Wednesday. Iliyasu said that the […]

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Alleged kidnapping: Maximum Prison officials maltreating me – Evans

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere was on Monday informed that officials of Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, are allegedly maltreating suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, otherwise known as Evans. This development was made known by Evans before he was arraigned on a fresh two- count charge of kidnapping. The kidnap suspect who broke down in tears […]

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222 on death roll, 32 life sentence, 900 others in Delta prisons

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2018 0

The Chairman and Members of the Delta State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy have concluded its maiden visits to all prisons across the State with a discovery of 1154 convicted persons in jail for various offences. The figure includes 32 inmates on life imprisonment, 222 condemned convicts and 900 others serving various jail […]

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Lagos CJ frees four Badagry prison inmates

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2017 0

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, […]

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Awka Youths In Mock Burial Of Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

  Awka, the capital of Anambra State was in chaos, on Thursday, when the youths of the town and community leaders organised what could be described as a mock burial for the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Law Chinwuba. The over 200 protesters, who marched to State Secretariat, were led by the chairman […]