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Views: 147 The headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed that unknown gunmen on Monday attacked its facility in Owerri in Imo State leading to the escape of 1,844 inmates. This came as the Federal Government has a comprehensive investigation into the incident while directing security agencies to recapture the fleeing inmates. Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr Francis Enobore, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the attackers stormed the facility at about 0...

The Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State has been attacked by unknown gunmen and forcefully released a total of 1,844 inmates in custody. The attackers who stormed the facility at about 0215hrs on Monday 5th April, 2021, gained entrance into the yard by using explosives to blast the administrative block. They were said to have arrived the centre in their large number in several Hilux pick-up vans and Sienna Buses armed with sophisticated weapons and immediately engaged the security personnel on...

Upon arrival, engaged security personnel on duty in a “fierce gun battle”. They gained entrance into the yard by using explosives to blast the administrative block. They eventually detonated the explosive “to gain entrance”. A total 1,844 inmates in custody were forcefully released. The Acting Controller-General of Corrections, John Mrabure has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the incident and in collaboration with other security organizations, commenced a search and recover o...

The Nigerian Correctional Service said on Monday that six inmates had voluntarily returned while 35 others refused to escape from custody after the correctional facility was attacked in Owerri, Imo state. The CG, who disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesman of corrections, Francis Enobore, ordered a comprehensive investigation into the incident, and […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS has launched a probe into Monday’s gun attack on the Owerri Custodial Centre which led to the forceful release of 1, 844 inmates. Spokesman of the NCoS, CC Francis Enobore in a statement explained that “the attackers who stormed the facility at about 0215hrs on Monday 5th April 2021, gained entrance into the yard by using explosives to blast the administrative block”. The attackers were said to have arrived at the centre in lar...

Imo Jailbreak: 6 Inmates Returned, 35 Refused To Escape –Prison Service Boss The attackers who stormed the facility at about 0215hrs on Monday 5th April 2021, gained entrance into the yard by using explosives to blast the administrative block. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 05, 2021 The Nigerian Correctional Service has said six inmates voluntarily returned while 35 others refused to escape from custody after the correctional facility was attacked on Monday in Owerri, Imo state. The acting...

Aregbesola inaugurates 105 rooms hotel for correctional service On Kindly Share This Story: The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has inaugurated a 105-room hotel, an investment of the Correctional Service Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (COCOS) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Abuja on Monday. The hotel is located at the NCoS Headquarters premises, Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, Abuja. Aregbesola at the inauguration said that the facility was a product of strat...

TODAY February 24, 2021 The United States has partnered with the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) to enhance efficiency and service delivery of prisons in the nation. A statement on Wednesday by the U.S. Embassy said it was partnering with Correctional Information Management Systems of the Nigeria Correctional Service to bring about efficient service delivery across Nigerian prisons (correctional centres). The statement revealed that the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office of...

Vanguard News 18 inmates graduate from NOUN On By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Eighteen inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) studying with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Corrections’ Special Study Centres have graduated in various disciplines. In a congratulatory message to the graduands, the Acting Controller General of Corrections, John Mrabure, charged them to see the educational advancement as a stepping stone to a brighter future. Public Relations Officer of th...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja Eighteen inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) studying with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Corrections’ Special Study Centres have graduated. They graduated on Saturday in various fields with various degree certificates. In a congratulatory message to the graduands, the Acting Controller General of Corrections, John Mrabure, in a press statement issued Thursday by the Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobore, charged them to see the ed...