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352 prison inmates currently on death row in Lagos, Chief Judge frees 33

Three Hundred and Fifty Two inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre, according to the Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos State, Mr Adewale Adebisi. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. The decongestion exercise is in Read More…

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Lagos Directorate for Citizens Right visits Badagry Correctional Centre for awaiting trial inmates

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…