Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau has said the Federal Government has come up with plans of building modern prisons across the country.

In an event held on Saturday in Abuja, the Minister said:

“most of our prisons, particularly those situated in urban centres are more than a century old; over a hundred years old. So, what we do is to ensure that we build modern prisons that will meet the required universal standard for the treatment and rehabilitation of prison inmates”.

Dambazzau offered some perspective at the inauguration of some projects at the Headquarters of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) in the nation’s capital, Pulse NG reports.

According to him, the moribund correctional facilities in the country are in dire need of rehabilitation or outright replacement and now is the time for the facilities to receive upgrade across the country.

Nigeria has over 1,400 prisons across the country and most of them are in a poor state and over-populated.

According to the NPS, there are over 73,000 inmates in these facilities with more than 23,000 convicted. No fewer than 49,000 inmates are awaiting trial for various offences they are said to have committed.

https://lailasnews.com/federal-government-focused-on-building-modern-prisons-dambazau/

Lol modern prisons for the PDP folks and their Igbo ipobians

Good thing that they’re focusing on preparing their retirement home where they would spend a very good chunk of their time, prison! ... haha

AC prison for gandolla who is busy destroying Kano lifetime of togetherness, I hope buhari himself will have a bedspace in the prison

Lol the guy above... U think say be FTC abi? So I thought too lol...

Considering the time the prisons where built in the past, this is a welcome development

Hmmmm

Indeed we need, he's talking on NPS event as a defense minister he has to bring some development

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ALLNIGERIANSMAD:
Ftc

Nne you are fine oh, wish I can slide into your dm like okro.

Well planned .... It’s gonna be very useful for them after years of looting our funds,anyway it’s not gonna be for them ,they will rots in ikoyi prison or Badagry prison

ALLNIGERIANSMAD:
AC prison for gandolla who is busy destroying Kano lifetime of togetherness, I hope buhari himself will have a bedspace in the prison

How would you think you're FTC when you use Glo smh

Funny people
Another conduit pipe for embezzlement.

First build industries and skill acquisition centres before talking about prisons.

Countries like the Netherland is closing down its prison facilities because of low crime rate. Most of the citizens are gainfully employed, why will they take to crime?.

Like the saying goes idle hand is the devils workshop. No man gainfully employed and busy will think about venturing into criminal activities.

Build industries, create job first before thinking of building prisons for hardened criminals like many of you in government.

Long overdue. A visit to some prisons in Nigeria is an eyesore. I will never wish even my enemy a day in that unhealthy environment.

Swargu:

Nne you are fine oh, wish I can slide into your dm like okro.

Idiot those prisons are meant for people like you. Who told you the pictures belongs to the owner of that moniker. Once una see fine girls una go just lose am. I'm sure you're one of those Igbos from the east

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CliffDike:
First build industries and skill acquisition centres before talking about prisons.

Countries like the Netherland is closing down its prison facilities because of low crime rate. Most of the citizens are gainfully employed, why will they take to crime?.

Like the saying goes idle hand is the devils workshop. No man gainfully employed and busy will think about venturing into criminal activities.

Build industries, create job first before thinking of building prisons for hardened criminals like many of you in government.

You make a very brilliant point.

But we still have a lot of bad guys to jail, and most of our current prisions are not fit for purpose again

Since when are Nigerian prisoners cared for?

Nigeria is one of the worst places to go to jail

They won't build no schools anymore....


All they build will be p....... p.......

Lucky Dube the prophet..they will build no schools anymore they wouldnt think of factories and industries all they build Will be prison prison..on a closer look Nigeria prison is an eyesore and not a correctional centre

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When country like Netherland is closing down prisons, converting them to Old Age House. My dear country is thinking of building more..lolz

They won't build no schools anymore they won't build no hospitals....all they'll build would be prisons

tactius:



You make a very brilliant point.

But we still have a lot of bad guys to jail, and most of our current prisions are not fit for purpose again

It's on record that more than 70% of prison inmates in the country are awaiting trial. Some have been there for more than ten years for offences they didn't commit.
I think the first step is to totally reform our judicial system to speed up the duration of trials.
I totally support rehabilitation of our current prisons and all inmates with lesser criminal sentences.
If the duration of awaiting trial is reduced it will drastically help to decongest the prisons.
The most effective method to dissuade criminals is to create opportunities to make them busy not by building more prisons.
"A busy criminal will commit less crime "

aremz:
Lol modern prisons for the PDP folks and their Igbo ipobians

Not modern schools for almajiris and other Boko Haram recruit targets who can be unleashed Yorubas and other southerners if they lose election?
Are you okay, Ogbeni Aremu


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CliffDike:
It's on record that more than 70% of prison inmates in the country are awaiting trial. Some have been there for more than ten years for offences they didn't commit.
I think the first step is to totally reform our judicial system to speed up the duration of trials.
I totally support rehabilitation of our current prisons and all inmates with lesser criminal sentences.
If the duration of awaiting trial is reduced it will drastically help to decongest the prisons.
The most effective method to dissuade criminals is to create opportunities to make them busy not by building more prisons.
"A busy criminal will commit less crime "

Thank you sir.
That is where schools, schools and more schools plus sustainable employment opportunities come in. Something that empty-headed bubu does not understand.
Instead he is promoting almajiris to be used in election violence.


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The type that he will be absorbed into after some years of looting our treasury

Now I know all this reggae musician are prophet

They won't build no schools anymore

They won't build no hospitals

All they'll build will be prison, prison


We are all prisoner in the hand of greedy politician

campaign promises and next level things.