Nigeria’s House of Representatives has called on the Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa to reinforce the armed squad of the service as part of measures to prevent the spate of attacks on its facilities across the country.
The call was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance raised by the member representing Ihiala federal constituency of Anambra State, Ifeanyi Momah, on the need to investigate the recent spate of jailbreaks across the country.
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He expressed worry over the rising cases of jailbreaks in many parts of Nigeria stating that in the last couple of years more than twenty jailbreaks were recorded across the country and a huge number of inmates released.
The Lawmaker cautioned against treating the problem with levity calling for an improvement in the Nigerian prison management system.
Editor – Oloyede Oworu
