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Interior minister commits to overhauling Nigerian Correctional Service amid Bobrisky controversy

In a significant move towards reforming the Nigerian Correctional Service, Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has pledged to address serious allegations of misconduct within...

How Inmates Escaped From Maiduguri Prison — Police Source

A police source has revealed how several inmates escaped from custody of correctional officers in Maiduguri, Borno State, during an emergency evacuation exercise following...

‘Bobrisky Not In A Special Cell’—Correctional Service

The Nigeria Nigerian Correctional Service Lagos State Command on Saturday debunked the report, not THE WHISTLER alleging that controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly...

BREAKING: Rainstorm Destroys Niger Prison As Over 115 Inmates Escape

Over 115 inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State following a downpour on Wednesday night that wreaked havoc...

Wadume: Kidnapper freed after serving jail term

Infamous kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, known as Wadume has been freed after serving a seven-year jail term.The spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS),...

Two Inmates Recaptured After Escape From Katsina Correctional Centre

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Katsina State Command, has recaptured two inmates who escaped from a medium security custodial centre in the state.The command’s...

Prison Congestion: FG To Spend Over N22bn On Feeding Inmates

The Federal Government is spending N22.44 billion in 2023 on the feeding of 75,507 inmates in correctional centres nationwide, an official said on Thursday...

NCoS expends N697 million on staff welfare

The Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS) said that it spent N697, 353, 617 to cater for the welfare of serving, retired and deceased personnel under...

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