By Mosope Kehinde For the country to curb cases of criminality and reduce social vices, society has a duty to watch over vulnerable children, especially the children of inmates currently serving jail terms. Former Chief Judge of Oyo State, retired Justice Badejoko Adeniji, made this known in Continue Reading
By Blessing Adesanya Expanding and adequately equipping Correctional Centres’ libraries will make learning more condusive for inmates. Deputy Controller of Corrections, DCC 1 in Charge of Welfare Unit Agodi Custodial Centre Ibadan, Mrs Oluwatosi Otubu representing the officer in charge, Deputy Controller of Corrections, Mr Ayodele Olusola, stated this Continue Reading
By Blessing Adesanya As part of efforts in empowering inmates to become responsible citizen, Prison Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN in partnership with a church abroad have donated ten laptops to the Agodi Correctional Custodial Centre to enhance learning. Delivering the items at the centre, the Chairman of the PFN, Prophet Boyede Sule said they were […]Continue Reading
Adebola Ajayi Fourteen inmates awaiting trial across various Correctional Centres in Ogun State, have been granted a pardon by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu who encouraged them to stay off crime as they reunite with Society. Speaking at the maiden edition of the jail delivery exercise for 2023, held at the […]Continue Reading
Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has freed 33 inmates from three out of five Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in the State. Eight of the inmates were released from Ikoyi custodial centre, 11 and 14 from Maximum and Medium Custodial centres respectively. The inmates were pardoned at an open court […]Continue Reading
An uprising in one of the custodial centres in Edo State known as White House on Sapele Road on Thursday created panic among residents, as gunshots rent the air. Commuters, drivers, passersby and business owners around the prison vicinity scampered for safety when they heard the gunshots around 1 pm. Many thought, there was an […]Continue Reading