Tag: PRISON
Gunmen free 1650 in attacks on Imo police command, prison
Some gunmen on Monday attacked the Imo Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Centre with explosives and freed some inmates.
The gunmen were said to...
Okada riders clash with prison officials in Ibadan
Commercial motorcyclists known locally as Okada riders on Tuesday clashed with officials of the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
It was gathered that...
Scores of inmates escape as hoodlums break into Ondo prison
The National Correctional Service Centre in Okitipupa, Ondo State has been invaded by hoodlums.
Several items and a vehicle were destroyed on the premises of...
Jailbreak in Benin as hoodlums hijack #EndSARS protest
A number of inmates have escaped from a medium-security correctional centre on Sapele Road in Benin City, Edo State capital after hoodlums stormed the...
Going to prison is badge of honour for politicians – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described prison experience for politicians as a “badge of honour”.
Gbajabiamila made the statement on Monday...
Orji Kalu reunites with family after release from prison
A former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Kalu, has reunited with his family following his release from prison custody on Wednesday night.
The Senate Chief...
Court orders Orji Kalu’s release from prison
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the release of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, from prison.
Kalu was...
FG gets 60 Nigerians out of Tanzania prisons
The Federal Government has concluded plans with Tanzanian authorities for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in the country.
Spokesman of...
Maryam Sanda did not get presidential pardon – Prisons
The Nigerian Correctional Service says the convicted Maryam Sanda was not part of those recently granted presidential pardon.
The Service’s spokesman, Augustine Njoku, in a...
4 inmates die in foiled Kaduna jailbreak over coronavirus scare
The Nigerian Correctional Service in Kaduna says four
inmates have died in an attempted jailbreak on March 31.
The Comptroller, Kaduna command, Sanusi Danmusa, said in...