ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Prison inmates used to illustrate the story

FILE PHOTO: Prison inmates used to illustrate the story

Nigeria Prisons holds over 56,000 inmates; over 30,000 awaiting trial

byAmina Mohammed
November 6, 2014
2 min read
ADVERTISEMENT

The Nigerian Prisons Service says Wednesday it is currently holding 56,785 inmates around the country with 38,734 of them awaiting trial.

The public relations/correctional officer, Nigerian Prisons, Ope Fatinikun, revealed this at a media chat organized by a non-governmental organization, 1-Nigeria Initiative.

He said as at June, the prisons collectively held 55,616 male inmates and 1,169 females’ inmates.

Mr. Fatinikun explained that only 17,474 men and 301 women were convicted, while 37,875 men and 868 women were awaiting trial.

He said there were 151 foreigners; 10 babies with their mothers; 947 young male offenders and 1,439 condemned inmates.

Mr. Fatinikun said part of the challenges the prisons faced were inadequate budgetary allocation to cater for various essential needs of the services.

“Our prisons need to be reconstructed as some of them are in deplorable states. The prisons need to be completed especially the ones where construction started over thirty years ago,” he said.

He said the prisons were congested with a large number of “awaiting trial” inmates and inadequate number of staff.

Mr. Fatinikun noted that, in view of the prevailing insecurity across Nigeria, there were not enough security weapons and gadgets required for operational use.

RelatedNews

VIDEO: Boko Haram carrying out attacks in Nasarawa – Governor Sule

Grass-cutting contract scam: Babachir Lawal’s trial begins afresh, first witness testifies

Alleged N2bn fraud: Maina asks for fresh bail on health grounds

Insecurity: 348 killed, 411 abducted in violent attacks across Nigeria in December – Report

“Our facilities have been attacked and burnt down and a total of 46 prisons officers comprising 42 serving and four retired personnel have been killed since the inception of the (Boko Haram) insurgency,” he said.

He, however, said the inmates were being trained on modern agricultural technique, including cropping animal husbandry, fishery, poultry and piggery in farms spread across Nigeria.

Also speaking at the media chat, the head of media and publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said there was a growing incidence of impersonation of the officials of the EFCC by fraudsters.

Dangote adbanner 728x90_2 (1)

According to him, this had created an erroneous impression of corruption amongst officials of the agency by members of the public.

Mr. Uwujaren asked the public to be wary of invitation letters purportedly emanating from the agency with instructions to contact any supposed official through a GSM line.

“No authentic EFCC invitation letter will request anybody to contact an official by telephone, rather you are asked to report at an EFCC office to be interviewed by a designated officer,” he said.

He called on members of the public to report any suspicious invitation to the commissions department of internal affairs by email: dia@efccnigeria.org or call, 09-9044752, 09-9044753 between 8a.m and 5p.m weekdays only.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (0)
premiumtimes



PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Don’t destroy Ekiti agric college, APC warns Fayose

Next Post

ECOWAS heads of government agree on immediate elections in Burkina Faso

Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohammed

More News

Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky

El-Zakzaky’s wife COVID-19 status not yet confirmed – Kaduna Prison

January 23, 2021
Senator Ted Cruz [PHOTO CREDIT: @SenatorTedCruz]

Nigerians, Americans, others mock US senator for ignorant view about Paris Accord

January 22, 2021
The Nassarawa State Governor, Abdulahi Sule in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House. [Photo: Presidency]

UPDATED: Boko Haram carrying out attacks in Nasarawa, Governor tells Buhari

January 22, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari releasing pigeons on Armed Forces remembrance day

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Why Pigeons Refused to Fly – Femi Adesina

January 22, 2021
Governor Kayode Fayemi

NGF condemns Kogi governor over comment on COVID-19 vaccines

January 22, 2021
Governor Dave Umahi [PHOTO CREDIT: @DavidNwezeUmahi2]

APC governor asks party leaders to ‘take on’ social media critics

January 22, 2021
Next Post
ECOWAS heads of government agree on immediate elections in Burkina Faso

ECOWAS heads of government agree on immediate elections in Burkina Faso

Keeping It Real With Adeola – NNPC To Scam Nigerians For Another 20 Years

Keeping It Real With Adeola - NNPC To Scam Nigerians For Another 20 Years

Discussion about this post

Search

#EndSARS: Latest Updates




Polaris Bank


JAIZ Ad


NITDA Ad




Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert

Zenith Advert

Heritage Advert
ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • Opinion
  • PT Hausa
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
    • Dubawa NG
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.