Over 48,000 inmates in Nigerian prisons are Awaiting Trial Persons (ATPs), contributing to severe overcrowding in correctional facilities, according to Sylvester Nwakuche, the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Speaking during an interactive session with field officers on Monday, Nwakuche stated, “Presently, our statistics as at Monday, January 6, 2025, showed that 48,932 […]

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