The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has published the identities of seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, following heavy rainfall that damaged the facility’s perimeter fence. The escape occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at around 2:00 a.m., when intense rainfall caused a breach…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said it has launched an expansive manhunt for seven fleeing inmates following the rainfall that breached the security of its facility at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State. The spokesperson for the Service, Umar Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday night. The force majeure which occurred…
The Federal Government has ordered investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape of some inmates from the Koton Karfe Correctional facility in Kogi State. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, ordered the probe, describing the circumstances behind the prison break as unfortunate. The Minister vowed that all fleeing inmates would be captured and returned…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has spent over N1.047b on the welfare of 1,024 serving, retired and deceased personnel of the service in 2024. The Acting Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche said this at a ceremony to mark the 19th anniversary of the Correctional Welfare Insurance Scheme (CWIS), on Wednesday in Abuja. The…
The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed an ongoing investigation into allegations surrounding convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky’s accommodation, with findings pending. Deputy Controller of Corrections Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja. Umar also highlighted the service’s…
Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, and Bobrisky, the crossdresser whose birth name is Idris Okuneye, will testify before the house of representatives joint committee on financial crimes and reformatory institutions today. Ola Olukoyode, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Haliru Nababa, controller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), are also…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared 281 inmates missing after the evacuation of inmates by officers of the service with support from sister security agencies to a safe and secure facility. This is contained in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO, Mr Abubakar Umar on Sunday in Abuja. The NCoS…
The federal government has approved the immediate promotion of a total of 20, 867 senior personnel across various ranks in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Also, the promotion for the Federal Fire Service (FFS) has been approved. The Minister of Interior,…
The federal government says it has reviewed the feeding allowance of all the inmates serving their respective terms in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) across the country by 50 per cent Daily Trust reports that the review came on the heels of a recent viral video which showed that inmates complained of poor feeding in…