Minister of interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that the federal government has given approval for the construction of 3,000 capacity custodian centers across the country in the six geo-political zones to tackle the scourge of overcrowded correctional centers.
The minister made this disclosure to members of the Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba , the Lagos Metropolitan Council and other participants at the one-day Policy Advocacy Conference on Decongestion of Correctional Centers held to mark the 60th anniversary of the Council in Lagos.
He stated that the service has been doing all possible and collaborating with bodies such as St. Mulumba on the ways to decongest the center. The minister who was represented by his Special Adviser on Nigeria Correctional Services, Suleiman Tala, stated that the NCOS has been carrying out its core mandate religiously especially in the area of rehabilitation, saying some 3,000 inmates are currently undergoing different degrees programmes with the National Open University while 50 others are studying various programmes for National Certificate of Education.
He applauded the NCOS for successfully containing COVID-19 considering the high risk potential of the centers.
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