The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said it has reopened its Custodial Centres to admit all categories of inmates.
In a statement signed by the Controller General of Corrections Ja’afaru Ahmed, the move was to enhance access to justice and to facilitate the administration of criminal justice in the country.
Ja’afaru further stated that there were guidelines for reopening the Custodial Centres; which all State Controllers and Officers In-Charge have been directed to adhere to strictly.
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According to the statement, State Controllers have also been advised to liaise with the judiciary and other relevant bodies in criminal justice administration to ensure a smooth take-off of the guidelines aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19 in the Custodial Centres.
Editor: (Omor Bazuaye)
