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By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has sanctioned 147 staff members for various acts of misconduct, including complicity in contraband trafficking. The Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, said this in Abuja, during the destruction of seized contraband and items recovered from custodial centres nationwide. The News Agency ofContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo/Lengnan Tobias The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has destroyed large confiscated items from various custodial centres across the nation. Speaking during the destruction exercise on Tuesday in Abuja, the Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, said that the prohibited items which include phones and other electronic devices were consideredContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is actively implementing a major agricultural initiative, transforming custodial farmlands into agribusiness hubs to improve food security and rehabilitate inmates. The Controller-General (CG) of NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, made this known on Friday at the Dukpa Farm Centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja, where theContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Controller General (CG) Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, has warned inmates against engaging in escape attempts, while announcing a savings initiative tied to their participation in agricultural activities. Nwakuche issued the warning on Friday at the Dukpa Farm Centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja, during his addressContinue Reading

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The Management team of the Nigeria Police Force with that Management staff of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS)   By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have called for stronger collaboration to improve inmates’ welfare, enhance intelligence sharing, operational synergy and national securityContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has called for community support and backing for reformed ex-inmates. The Controller, FCT Command, Mr Christopher Jen, made the call while handing over an ex-inmate, Abdulkadir Mohammed to the Aguma of Gwagwalada to facilitate his reintegration intoContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Nigeria’s custodial centres, a quiet transformation is unfolding; one that is gradually reshaping the narrative of punishment into a story of rehabilitation, education and second chances. For decades, incarceration in Nigeria largely revolved around confinement and deterrence, with limited attention toContinue Reading

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By Ibironke Ariyo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The morning sun filtered through the window of Mrs Esther Okoro’s modest home in Kaduna. She clutched an envelope containing a Correctional Welfare Insurance Scheme (CWIS) death benefit payout, her children playing quietly in the corner. Months of anxiety and uncertainty vanishedContinue Reading