The Comptroller General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Ja\u2019afaru Ahmed, says 3,751 inmates have been released. He said those affected were freed because they met the criteria set by the Federal Government. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO) Chuks Njoku, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the decongestion of prisons
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Correctional Service , Ja’afaru Ahmed, says 3,751 inmates have been released.The Service Public Relations Officer Chuks Njoku, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.of prisons amid the fight against the spread of coronavirus.
NCoS explained that the figure rose to 3,751 as “some states Chief Judges, during the jail delivery processes, granted bail and release to some awaiting trial persons”.
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