“Close to 90 per cent of the awaiting trial inmates are violators of state laws and so are essentially the responsibility of the various state governments. So, we need to carry them along in devising strategies to decongest the facilities. In six months, this will be put behind us.”
“If we have the resources, there should be at least 15 to 20 armed warders on the ground at any point in time. At times, we have only 10 available. It is the same armed squad who guard the prisons that lead inmates to courts. We also need more arms and ammunition as well as other equipment. If we need 10 items for instance and three is supplied, that is grossly insufficient.”
He stated, “When the Federal Government calls for security meetings, the CG, correctional service is not invited. Though the minister of interior participates in the FEC meeting, there are a lot of agencies under him and he can’t talk about all of them. “We have security towers but what is the essence of the towers when arms and ammunition are not sufficient to engage attackers? We also need a drone to carry out night patrol. The issue of awaiting trial inmates should also be looked into. Judiciary at both federal and state governments are involved and should look into it.”
“We want to establish a buffer zone of not less than 100 metres around all our facilities for proper screening of people and detection of enemies. The Federal Government is activating 3,000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centres across the six geopolitical zones. At a conference organised by the Order of the Knights of Saint Mulumba, Lagos Metropolitan Council, on Thursday, Aregbesola claimed that many custodial centres had been decongested through rehabilitation of inmates, as well as facilities across the country.
“They also need to look into prison security features such as CCTV and barbed wires in the perimeter fence. There should be CCTVs that can send a signal to the control system and alert the security agents that some criminals are about to break into the prison so that they can call for reinforcement. Okezie noted, “First off, are the prison institutions well equipped to provide protection for these facilities? In the states where they are located, what is the collaborative effort they have with the state governments? Are we still using analogue or have we gone digital in providing security? What is the quality of training provided for men meant to protect these facilities? Do the correctional facilities have CCTV to detect faces of the attackers? Those are the questions we need to answer.
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