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Bodies canvassing for the abolishment of death penalty for capital offenders in the country have commenced comprehensive training for Nigerian lawyers to increase their commitment to pro bono legal services.
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Three years after violent suppression of nationwide #EndSARS protests against police brutality, at least fifteen protesters arrested in 2020 are still being arbitrarily detained – the majority of them without trial – in Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre and Ikoyi Medium Security Correctional Cent…
Nigeria: cientos de yihadistas liberan a más de 800 presos en el asalto a una cárcel
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When the increase was officially announced by the Nigerian Customs Service comptroller (NCS), most inmates in prisons across the country rejoiced, believing that their daily food ration would automatically increase. Seven months later, Encounter’s investigation revealed that inmates’ food rations r…
Nigeria : 800 détenus s’évadent après une attaque dans une prison
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A source explained that while 15 people died during the incident, three other persons died from the bullet injury sustained as the correctional service denied the inmates medical treatment.
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At least three-quarters of Nigeria’s total prison population are inmates serving time without being sentenced, the Nigerian Correctional Service said this on Thursday.
The head of the agency, Ja’afaru Ahmed, 51,983 inmates are awaiting trial out of the prison’s total population of 73, 726 inmates.…
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A thorough investigation is necessary to avoid a recurrence
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A financial analyst, Lukman Okunade, was remanded at the Ikoyi Prison Service (now known as Ikoyi Correctional Centre) for three days pending the time he would meet his bail conditions. He told TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO that those days remain the darkest part of his life.
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According to him, the facility had a capacity of 35 but accommodated 140 persons.
Nigeria: 259 personnes affamées libérées d'une prison islamiste (vidéo)
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Nigeria: miles de niños ilegalmente detenidos, acusados de yihadistas
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