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Editor September 12, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] 75,000 inmates risk starvation in Nigeria Prisons

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Alliance for Good Governance and Democracy has cried out over an imminent starvation of inmates in Nigeria prisons. The group in a statement released by its National…

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Azeez March 30, 2017

Prison official detained over release of Ngilari without directive

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian Prison Service has started probing the release of former Adamawa State governor, Bala Nggilari without directive from the service. The Controller of Prisons in Adamawa,…

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Op-ed Editor January 13, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Interior budget analysis

This, being the fourth piece in my 2017 budget analysis series, will focus on the budget of the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of Interior has a 2017 budget of…

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Azeez October 5, 2016

FG approves purchase of N3.5bn vehicles for Prisons

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N3.5 billion for the purchase of 320 vehicles for the Nigeria Prison Service. This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahamad Dambazau while…

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Kolapo Olapoju December 4, 2014

193 escaped prisoners from Ekiti prison recaptured

by Kolapo Olapoju Barely a week after escaping from Ekiti prison, the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has revealed that it has recaptured 193 prisoners. On Sunday, 30th of November, over…

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July 13, 2013

202 Boko Haram suspects are in prisons nationwide – Nigeria Prison Service

by Rachel Ogbu About 202 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect are in police custody across the country and they make up the 36,874 inmates awaiting trial. The Nigeria…

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