• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Friday, August 1, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

NSC Decries Congestion Of Nigeria Correctional Centres

by Adebayo Waheed
1 month ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

The president of the Nigerian Society for Criminology (NSC), Professor Oludayo Tade, on Monday lamented the congestion of Nigerian correctional centres, urging the judiciary to use non-custodial sentences more for less serious offences as one way to decongest overcrowded custodial facilities and reduce the number of inmates awaiting trial.

Advertisement

He stressed the urgency of addressing the high number of awaiting-trial inmates, noting that 53,234 (66%) of the total inmate population (81,234) were awaiting trial, contributing significantly to overcrowding and systemic inefficiencies.

Tade stated that the number of awaiting trial inmates in Nigeria’s custodial facilities impacts the welfare of both correctional service personnel and the inmates’ desire to access justice.

The NSC president stated this while speaking in Ibadan at the just-concluded 3rd international conference of the society, which was held at the University of Abuja and themed “Correctional service reformation in Nigeria: Promoting justice, rehabilitation, and social reintegration.”

The conference keynote speaker was the Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, who spoke on “2019 Correctional Service Act: Challenges and prospects for effective implementation.”

RELATED

Climate Change And Africa’s Debt Burden

Climate Change And Africa’s Debt Burden

1 hour ago
Tinubu, Saraki, Obi, Others Hail Igbinedion At Biography Launch

Tinubu, Saraki, Obi, Others Hail Igbinedion At Biography Launch

2 hours ago

Represented by the controller of corrections, Dr Tukura Yakubu, the controller-general advocated the co-location of the courts and the custodial facilities, which, according to him, would hasten justice dispensation and remove some of the logistical challenges associated with taking inmates to court.

He also pushed for the use of technology to improve access to justice and hasten quick dispensation of cases before the courts, “Technology adaptation in investigation, trial and corrections is possible if we leverage on technology”

The CGC also implored legal practitioners to increase their interventions, “By way of offering pro bono services to inmates that cannot afford legal representation”.

In his goodwill message, director general State Security Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi who was represented by the assistant director, Criminal Cases Department, Directorate of Legal Services, Cynthia Uche Orjinta noted that the theme of the conference resonates with the collective aspiration for a just and equitable society adding that, “true justice encompasses the reformation (of offenders) and their successful reintegration as productive members of the society.’’

 

 

 

 

 

 


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel




SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Lawyers, Civil Rights Group Launch Week 2 Of Protest Over Probe Of NMDPRA Boss

Next Post

Insecurity: IGP Launches Schools Protection Squad

Adebayo Waheed

Adebayo Waheed

You May Like

Climate Change And Africa’s Debt Burden
Backpage

Climate Change And Africa’s Debt Burden

2025/08/01
Tinubu, Saraki, Obi, Others Hail Igbinedion At Biography Launch
News

Tinubu, Saraki, Obi, Others Hail Igbinedion At Biography Launch

2025/08/01
Oyebanji Pledges To Make Ekiti Airport Major Hub For Economic Growth
News

Ekiti Traditional Rulers’ Council Gets New Chairman

2025/08/01
NNPP Demands Resignation Of Osun Assembly Speaker
News

NNPP Demands Resignation Of Osun Assembly Speaker

2025/08/01
UNILAG Witnessed Administrative Excellence Under Ogundipe, Says Sanwo-Olu
News

Foundation, Google Train Visually-impaired Students, Others In AI

2025/08/01
‘Nigeria Is Cradle Of Humanity’
News

‘Nigeria Is Cradle Of Humanity’

2025/08/01
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Climate Change And Africa’s Debt Burden

Tinubu, Saraki, Obi, Others Hail Igbinedion At Biography Launch

Ekiti Traditional Rulers’ Council Gets New Chairman

NNPP Demands Resignation Of Osun Assembly Speaker

Foundation, Google Train Visually-impaired Students, Others In AI

‘Nigeria Is Cradle Of Humanity’

Ondo Guber: Appeal Court Upholds Aiyedatiwa’s Victory

Katsina Farmer Laments Crops Destruction

UNICEF Empowers Bauchi Youth

Katsina Assembly Urges Deployment Of More Security Personnel

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.