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Nigerian Correctional Service Denies Alleged ₦120m Robbery of Kuje Inmate

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2026

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports alleging that an inmate at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, was robbed of valuables worth more than ₦120 million during a recent search operation. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Chief

HEALTH

Wike Flags Off Health Insurance Enrollment for Inmates; Over 1,500 to Benefit Across FCT Correctional Facilities

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday flagged off a landmark free health insurance enrolment and comprehensive medical outreach for inmates across correctional facilities in the FCT, with over 1,500 inmates expected to benefit from the programme. The exercise, which commenced at the Medium security Custordial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, marks the first

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Correctional Service Explains Position in Row with Activists over Ohiri

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2026

A confrontation over the remand of a female defendant in Abuja has ignited fresh debate about the limits of civil activism and the enforcement of judicial authority, after the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) accused a group of obstructing officers from executing a valid court order. The dispute centres on Tracynither Nicholas Ohiri, who was ordered […]

HEALTH

NCoS dismisses claims of prisons as TB hotbeds

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

… Reaffirms Strong Disease Control Measures The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has rejected claims that custodial centres across the country have become “hotbeds” for tuberculosis (TB), describing such assertions as misleading, alarmist, and unsupported by verified data. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the Service spokesperson, Jane Osuji faulted a

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Correctional officer arrested for alleged link to kidnappers

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2025

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested an officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service for alleged involvement in kidnapping-related transactions. Security sources confirmed the story to security and counter insurgency analysts, Zagazola Makama, saying the suspect, identified as Mr. Ezu Ugochukwu, 41, also known as Sheyi, was attached to the Enugu Correctional