Tag: Prisons

Obaseki extends ultimatum for Edo prison escapees to return by 7 days

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has extended the ultimatum issued to fleeing…

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Obaseki gives 2-day-ultimatum to prison escapees to return

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to fleeing…

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JUST IN! Inmates on the run as thugs break into Benin prison

Some inmates of prison on Sapele Road in Benin City, the Edo…

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Buhari signs bill to rename ‘Nigeria Prisons Service’

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, a bill to rename ‘Nigerian…

Farouk Mohammed Farouk Mohammed

FG, States to Partner Private Sector In Construction and Rehabilitation of Prisons

The National Executive Council (NEC) has agreed to partner the private sector…

Farouk Mohammed Farouk Mohammed

Nigerian Drug Dealer Who Escaped From Police Custody In India Has Been Re-arrested

The authorities in India have re-arrested a Nigerian drug convict, John Okoro,…

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Prisons Board Sacks 23 Officers, Suspend 11 Others

The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has sacked…

Farouk Mohammed Farouk Mohammed

Nigerian Prisons Service Retire Two Senior Officers

Two top officials of the Nigerian Prisons Service have been retired from…

Farouk Mohammed Farouk Mohammed