Inmates

The Chief Judge of Kano State, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has reviewed the cases of 82 awaiting-trial persons (ATPs) during a jail delivery exercise at custodial centres in the state. The Command Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian…
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The Federal Government on Wednesday revealed that 93 per cent of inmates in correctional centres across Nigeria are state offenders, while only seven per cent are being held for federal offences. This revealed that many of those in…
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Fifty-two inmates in custodial centres across Kano State have begun the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NABAIS),…
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested two young men for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit drugs, including Indian hemp, to inmates at the Nomansland Court Complex in Kano. The arrest was disclosed…
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The Igbo community in Sokoto State says it marked Christmas with a visit to inmates at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, where the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is currently held. The community, in a statement…
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Two women have been arrested by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Goron Dutse, Kano. The arrest was disclosed…
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Sixty-eight inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, have successfully passed the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) examinations. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Public Relations…
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Nigerian activist-journalist, Agba Jalingo, has described the country’s prison system as a cesspool of corruption, where, with the right amount of money, inmates can access virtually anything – from drugs to sex. Jalingo, publisher of…
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, states that 58 inmates from its custodial facilities are currently taking the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This is…
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall caused by heavy rainfall. In a…
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