ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to decongest overcrowded prisons
The ECOWAS Court directed the government to “submit a detailed compliance report to the Court, including statistical updates on the ...
The ECOWAS Court directed the government to “submit a detailed compliance report to the Court, including statistical updates on the ...
The lawmakers said their recent assessments of correctional facilities revealed significant infrastructural deficits, noting that the current reforms being championed ...
Nigerians are demanding an end to bad governance and economic hardship in the country.
"We observed the facility has low fence and has no CCTV cameras installed in the place before the incident."
Mr Obot called for the relocation of Eket Correctional Centre to decongest the facility for better management of inmates.
About 73 per cent of Nigeria's 64,642 prison population as of last December were awaiting trial.
A total of 27 inmates – 16 males and 11 females – were beneficiaries of Thursday’s plea bargain session.
The police say cases of 'two fighting' will be charged to court unless the complainant and the offender decide to ...
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