Tag: NPS

Mazi Emeka August 18, 2016

Opinion: Unearthing the mystery behind incessant jailbreaks

By  Ogunjobi Michael Overtime, Prison breaks have proved a major bane of the Nigerian Prisons Service. The lacuna in the Nigerian Prisons Service was brought to limelight by the incident…

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Mazi Emeka July 1, 2016

Kuje prison escapees captured

The prisoners who escaped from Kuje Prison, Abuja, have allegedly been found and rearrested by security officials in the country. According to SaharaReporters, the escapees were aided by staff of…

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Op-Ed Editor January 27, 2016

Why we keep handcuffing Olisa Metuh – Nigerian Prison Service

by Emeka Nwankwo The Nigerian Prison service (NPS), on Tuesday, stated that it was within its right to handcuff the National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa…

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Isime Esene November 19, 2014

BUSTED: 2 women arrested for smuggling marijuana to detained brother

by Jewel Stephen Two sisters, Shade Oyetobi and Atinuke Adebanwo were today arrested by officers of the Nigerian Prison Services (NPS) for attempting to smuggle 11 wraps of marijuana into the Ikeja…

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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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