Tag: PRISON
Two remanded in prison custody over assault on FRSC marshals
The Argungu Magisterial Court in Kebbi State has remanded two persons in prison custody for allegedly assaulting officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps...
Former acting NIMASA DG jailed 42 years for fraud
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced the convicted former acting Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Calistus Obi, to...
Emir Sanusi pays N5m to free Kano prison inmates
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday paid N5 million
as fines imposed on some inmates at Kurmawa and Goron Dutse Prisons within Kano
metropolis...
Man arrested for using sandals to smuggle cannabis into Abuja prison
Nigerian Prison Service
(NPS), FCT Command, has arrested a visitor to the Kuje Prison, Clement Jacob,
for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal substance into the prison’s
premises.
Spokesman...
Dariye co-sponsors motion on Kajuru killings from prison
Convicted Senator Joshua Dariye has co-sponsored a motion on the
killings in Kajuru, Kaduna State from jail.
Dariye is currently serving a 10-year jail term for...
Inmate delivered of twins dies in Calabar
Cross River State Command of Nigerian Prisons
Service has said that an inmate of Afokang Prison in Calabar (name withheld) who
was delivered of twins on...
Nursery school staff remanded in prison for death of 3-year-old pupil
A former member of staff of a Lagos-based nursery school, Rukayat Amisu, has been remanded in prison for allegedly killing a three-year-old girl out...
Man jailed 10 years for beating pregnant lover to death
A 29-year-old man, Clement James, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating his pregnant girlfriend, Gladys Gabriel, to death.
Justice Angela Otaluka...
Atiku should be in prison if system were working well –...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign office has said
that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar would
have been in prison if the Nigerian system...
Court remands Togolese cook accused of killing boss in prison
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that a 22-year-old Togolese cook, Sunday Anani, be remanded in prison for 30 days, pending...