Lagos correctional centres overstretched by 104% — Commissioner

overstretched by 104 per cent, housing 9691 inmates instead of 4757. The government added that the Ikoyi Correctional Centre alone is overstretched by 300 per cent. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal…

He further said that the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre has a capacity for 1940 inmates, but 2949 inmates are staying there, while the Kirikiri Maximum Custodial Centre has a capacity for 1056 inmates, but 2017 inmates are housed there. He added that 7044 persons were arrested for breach of peace, 406 for kidnapping-related offenses, 2231 for defilement/rape/sex-related crimes, 2739 for assault, 4518 for armed robbery, 1776 for robbery-related offenses, 1191 for drug-related crimes, 2615 for unlawful society/cultism, and 1714 for felony.

overstretched by 104 per cent, housing 9691 inmates instead of 4757. The government added that the Ikoyi Correctional Centre alone is overstretched by 300 per cent. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal… Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that it recovered N183.7 for citizens from debt-related matters in the last year. It also stated that agencies under the Ministry of Justice attended to over 40,000 petitions from residents with the majority brought to a logical conclusion.

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