Correctional Service

The Nigerian Correctional Service Kano Command has denied having a minor in custody. It could be recalled that a minor, Abdullahi Surajo, aged 14 was reported to be remanded at Kurumawa Central Prison in Kano. The command in a…
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described as “despicable”, Tuesday’s scuffle between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over the custody of the suspended…
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The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed nine officers and retired 25 others compulsorily for misconduct. The service’s spokesman, Umar Abubakar, stated on Sunday that four others were issued with letters of warning. The…
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An inmate of Aguata Custodial Centre on Friday escaped from a Correctional Service vehicle in Anambra State. It was gathered that the inmate, whose identity is still unknown, 'disappeared' after suspected gunmen attacked the correctional…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola announced on Thursday, in a…
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has promoted 62 senior officers who participated in the 2019 promotion exercises, conducted by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). The Controller- General,…
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The Federal Government has approved a new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to reflect its new name. NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed said this at the inauguration of the administrative block of the…
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