•Director-General of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa Two Nigerians who allegedly escaped from a prison in Nepal during recent anti-government protests have been arrested by operatives of the Sashastra Seema Bal, India’s paramilitary force. It was learnt from a report by Press Trust of India yesterday that the suspects were...
The federal government has said that at least 12 of the 246 custodial centres in Nigeria are undergoing rehabilitation. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who disclosed this last night on Channels Television, said many of the custodial centres were built 100 years ago and were old. “Mr President did not become president 100 years [&...
•Jail break at Medium Correctional Centre, Koton-Karfe Another fleeing inmate from the jailbreak at the Koton Karfe custodial centre in Kogi State has been arrested. This brings the total number of those recaptured to six out of the twelve inmates who escaped from the facility on Monday morning, March 24, 2025, leaving one officer dead, [&hell...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the killing of one of its personnel, Correctional Assistant, Shuaibu King David, during the jailbreak incident at Koton-Karfe custodial centre yesterday. “SCA Shuaibu King David, in the line of duty, bravely stood his ground in an effort to prevent the escape of inmates and protect the int...
•Jail break Twelve inmates have escaped in an early morning jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Centre in Kotonkarfe, Kogi State, today. Kogi State Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, described the incident as “unfortunate” and assured citizens that the government, working with security agencies, would take steps to prevent a recurrenc...
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