There is a major cover-up at Potiskum Correctional Centre as an officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Yobe Command, Sani Saleh-Bodejo, allegedly raped and impregnated an inmate, Blessing Sunday.…
In a sweeping disciplinary action aimed at reinforcing professionalism and accountability, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has approved sanctions against dozens of officers of the Nigerian…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has revealed that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025, representing a 2.73…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has spent over N3.3bn on feeding awaiting trial inmates over the course of two months, DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS gathered. As of early January 2025, the…
In a decisive step to tackle overcrowding and strengthen the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 5,000 new personnel. The Acting Comptroller General…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Sylvester Nwakuche as the Acting Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has so far recaptured 16 out of the 119 inmates who escaped from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State last week. The…
The Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed that in 2023, there were no executions of inmates on death row across the custodial centres. Disclosing this, NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, also said…