A total of over 250 inmates housed at the Ikoyi and Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centres have availed themselves of the Plea Bargain and Restorative Justice programme orchestrated by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. The Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Dr Babajide Martins, unveiled this information during a session at the Kirikiri Medium Read More…
Startling statistics have emerged from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) as Controller-General Mr. Haliru Nababa disclosed that out of the total 79,076 inmates residing in correctional centres across the nation as of July 31, a staggering 54,171 are individuals awaiting trial. The revelation was made on Thursday in Abuja during an international conference focused on Read More…
As part of its mandate to ensure that inmates awaiting trial have access to adequate legal representation, the Lagos State Directorate of Citizens’ Right on Thursday paid a visit to the Badagry Correctional Centre. The visit was made alongside representatives of the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) and the Community Service Unit of the Read More…
