Crime

Visitor to Ibadan Prison Caught With Hard Drugs

By Web News 1060

By Jeffery Ahonmisi

The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Oyo State Command, has arrested a visitor who attempted to smuggle suspected hard drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Agodi, Ibadan.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olanrewaju Anjorin.

Mr. Anjorin said the male visitor was apprehended during routine security checks conducted on visitors and their belongings at the facility’s entrance.

He noted that the suspect, who claimed to be visiting an inmate, was found to have concealed substances suspected to be Colorado and hemp inside a portion of cooked rice.

The PRO stated that further investigation revealed inconsistencies in the suspect’s stated purpose for the visit, indicating an apparent attempt to evade detection.

Mr. Anjorin added that the suspect has been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ,NDLEA, for further investigation and prosecution.

He also noted that the Controller of Corrections, NCoS Oyo State Command, Mr. Olusegun Osogun, commended the officers for their vigilance and professionalism, and reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to ensuring the security, safety, and integrity of all custodial centres in the state.

The Command’s spokesman urged the public to cooperate with Correctional Service authorities and refrain from engaging in unlawful acts.

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Crime

Give Ex-Inmates A Second Chance At Life – Correctional Officer

By Web News 1174

The society needs to accept and show love to ex-inmates to prevent them from going back to a criminal life.

This was the submission of participants on Focal Point, a discussion program from the stables of Radio Nigeria Ibadan.

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State, Mr. Olanrewaju Anjorin noted that many of the inmates have been reformed and trained while in custody but it is lack of acceptance from the society that usually frustrates them.

Similarly, a social worker with the Hope for Second Chance Foundation, Mrs. Dorcas Babatunde said the many challenges ex-inmates face such as difficulty accessing housing, getting a job or customers make them feel they do not belong to the society. 

Mrs. Babatunde who said there were few numbers of religious and nongovernmental organizations such as PRAWA and OSIWA, supporting ex-inmates, advocated a robust synergy for easy reintegration. 

The discussants stressed that it is what the society give to the ex-inmates that it gets in return hence the need to give them a second chance.

Anthonia Akanji