The Federal Government has begun the audit of inmates across the 256 Custodial Centres in the country to help decongest Correctional Facilities Nationwide.
The minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this after an inspection of the ongoing 3,000-capacity Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Janguza, Kano State as well as the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja.
Tunji-Ojo who lamented over the condition of the facilities said, rehabilitation works have started in some of the facilities to make them more habitable.
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He noted that the ongoing reforms of the Correctional Service were aimed at decongestion of prisons, improved welfare of inmates and personnel of NCoS and ensuring that the Correctional facilities indeed live up to expectation.
The Minister toured the facilities with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Aishetu Ndayako and the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, Haliru Nababa.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
