₦airaland Forum

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorized the recruitment of 5,000 new personnel into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to address the longstanding issue of overcrowding in correctional facilities and enhance the service's operational capacity.

The approval, initially granted in August 2024, was delayed due to funding constraints but is now set to proceed with the inclusion of necessary budgetary allocations in the 2025 fiscal year.

Acting Comptroller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi, disclosed this development during a presentation to the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions, chaired by Hon. Chinedu Ogar.

Ndidi emphasized that the recruitment process would commence promptly upon final approval from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB).

The committee members expressed their concerns over the delay, highlighting the urgency of addressing the critical shortage of personnel in correctional facilities. Hon. Victor Ogene, a member of the committee, underscored the importance of transparency and timeliness in the recruitment process.

In addition to the recruitment initiative, the NCoS has outlined plans for modernization, including the implementation of advanced security systems, biometric scanners, CCTV surveillance, and the upgrading of training institutions to align with modern ICT standards. These efforts aim to create a safer and more efficient environment for both inmates and staff.

PresidObi:
Instead of appointing a legal task force to provide speedy justice to clear the correctional facilities of people like Yusuf Quadri that have no business being in detention, he is employing more people to take care of innocent children being locked up on suspicious circumstances everyday?

Surely, this man built Lagos corruption.

Putindbutt:
What's this illiterate saying ffs!. When you give kids phone, this is what you get. Because an 18 year old adult was put in detention for alleged robbery, then no recruitments should be made for correctional facilities nationwide?. Do you guys have common sense at all?.

Putindbutt:
What's this illiterate saying ffs!. When you give kids phone, this is what you get. Because an 18 year old adult was put in detention for alleged robbery, then no recruitments should be made for correctional facilities nationwide?. Do you guys have common sense at all

PresidObi:
The boy is 17 and didn't rob anyone. Stop acting like an APC agbero.

Putindbutt:
Are you his father, na you born am?..You know more than the police who had his personal details?.

PresidObi:
Instead of appointing a legal task force to provide speedy justice to clear the correctional facilities of people like Yusuf Quadri that have no business being in detention, he is employing more people to take care of innocent children being locked up on suspicious circumstances everyday?

Surely, this man built Lagos corruption.

PresidObi:
His birth certificate says 17, but APC agbero are insisting he's 18 to punish him.

oluwaahmed:
Is it correctional officers Nigeria needs now or state police officers I don't think this guy is actually governing Nigeria. Seems like a figure head