Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the release of 10 inmates in correctional centres in the state and commuted four death sentences to life imprisonment. The State Controller of Correctional Service, Mr Abdulraheen Salami, disclosed this in a…
Police arrest traffic robbers, Man nabbed with solar panels, 2 remanded for murder and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos police arrest 4 suspected traffic robbers (Punch) Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested four…
NCoS says no jailbreak, attacks in 2023
The Nigerian Correctional Service says it recorded zero jailbreaks and attacks in all 253 custodial centres across the country in 2023. The spokesman, Assistant Controller of Corrections Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Court remands unemployed man for allegedly robbing pedestrians
A Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday ordered that an unemployed man, Nasiru Mohammed be remanded in a Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kirikiri for allegedly robbing five pedestrians of their belongings. The police charged Mohammed who resides…
Lagos custodial centre seeks security upgrade
The Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command has stressed the need for support from relevant stakeholders to acquire more logistics and equipment to beef up the security of custodial centres. The Controller of the NCS, Lagos State Command, BR Freedman,…
Calm returns to Kuje Prisons after bomb attack
The Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS has confirmed Tuesday’s late night attack on its Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja. Spokesman of the Service, Chief Superintendent Abubakar Umar in a preliminary statement on Wednesday morning…
Female inmate Okike Chinyere bags NOUN Best Graduating Student prize
A female inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, Okike Chinyere, has emerged as the best graduating student of the Peace and Conflict Resolution department, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). She bagged a second-class upper degree in…
*Viral video: Lagos hawker receives over N300,000 for gesture to inmates (Nation)*Apapa Customs Command generates N870.39b in 2021 (Vanguard)
Viral video: Lagos hawker receives over N300,000 for gesture to inmates (Nation) A hawker, Ekuma Jeremiah, who sells bottled water in Ajah area of Lagos state, has explained why he gave out money to some inmates stuck in traffic. During…
2, 745 condemned inmates awaiting execution, as 22 deradicalised convicts sit for SSCE (Vanguard)
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said there are currently 2, 745 inmates on death row, urging state governors to either approve their execution or commute them to life imprisonment to allow the service effectively engage them in skills acquisition…
*Lagos government begins review of secondary school curriculum (Guardian) *LCC begins cashless operation on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge Jan 1 (Punch)
Lagos government begins review of secondary school curriculum (Guardian) Amid complaint on the curriculum being used at primary and secondary school levels, the Lagos State government has begun moves to review them to meet current trends. Over 200 teachers from…