President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 out of Nigeria’s 256 custodial centres due to rapid urbanisation.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in Abuja today while commissioning 39 mini green maria vehicles for inmate transportation and five bullet-resistant guard booths.
Acting Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, noted that the newly acquired vehicles will ensure timely inmate court appearances and ease the burden of awaiting trial persons, who make up 66% of Nigeria’s inmate population.
Additionally, five indigenously built bullet-resistant guard booths have been deployed to help prison security against external attacks.
