Security Agencies Foil Jailbreak Attempt
Rivers - The police in Rivers have beefed up security at Federal Prison, Ahoada, in Ahoada East Local Government Area following a jailbreak attempt on Saturday.The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Sunday that the police and other security agencies foiled an attempt by inmates to escape from the prison.NAN learnt that the inmates protested against over-crowding and the inability of the state chief judge to come to the prison for jail delivery. Full story...
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Posted by Amaka, 29 October 2012
‘4,746 of 5,707 Lagos Prisons’ Inmates Awaiting Trials’
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Figures obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), showed that the inmates are in Kirikiri Maximum, Kirikiri (Female) Medium, Kirikiri Minimum, Ikoyi and Badagry prisons. The facilities exceeded their total installed capacity of 2, 692 by 52 percent.About 233 of them, who had been held for 12 years in Kirikiri were freed on Tuesday by the Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips.
Source:http://www.thenationonlineng.net
Posted by Amaka, 20 September 2012
Lagos CJ Frees 233 Prisoners
By Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Tuesday during her visit to the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium Prisons, freed 233 inmates, who were on awaiting trial list and some of who had spent up to 12 years in prison.This visit was the first since the chief judge assumed office in June and is one of the activities lined up for the commemoration of the 2012/2013 new legal year of the state judiciary.One hundred and thirty inmates were released from prison custody at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons while the remaining 103, were from the Kirikiri Medium Security Prisons. Full story...
Source:http://tribune.com.ng
Posted by Amaka, 19 September 2012
‘Absence of State Police Responsible for Prison Congestion’
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, said on Monday that the absence of state police was responsible for prison congestion in different parts of the country.Ipaye, who said this in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, maintained that the existence of state police would help eliminate unnecessary delays in the dispensation of justice. Full story...
Source:http://www.thenationonlineng.net
Posted by Amaka, 18 September 2012
36,000 of 50,000 Inmates Awaiting Trial –Prisons Boss
More than 50,000 suspects are in Nigerian prisons, 36,000 of whom are awaiting trial, Mr. Zakari Ibrahim, the Controller-General, Nigerian Prisons Service, has said.According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Ibrahim said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a workshop on the ‘Human Rights Integration Project’, organised by Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action for prison officials.He said, “We have our own challenges; first we have an awaiting trial population that has refused to go down. As I speak to you today, over 50,000 people are in custody.
Source:http://www.punchng.com
Posted by Amaka, 5 September 2012
Prison Decongestion: Senate Endorses Take-Over By Legal Aid Council
The Senate has endorsed the takeover of the Prisons Decongestion Programme of the Federal Government by the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, an agency of the Federal Ministry of Justice.It also adopted the recommendation for amendment of the Constitution to remove prisons from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List to allow States to build and maintain prisons.Full story
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Posted by Amaka, 16 July 2012
Commission to Monitor Nigerian Prisons
Mr. Ewa Udu, Head, Legal Unit of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has said the commission will henceforth monitor the plight of inmates in Nigerian prisons. Full storySource: www.pmnewsnigeria.com
Posted by Ufuoma, 16 July 2012