Prisoners Gain Freedom as FG Pays ₦585m Fines The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it had raised N585m towards the settlement of fines for inmates in a bid to decongest correctional centres across the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, represented by an Assistant...

Indications have emerged that the 65,000 inmates presently occupying the various prison facilities across the nation are currently under the threat of starvation following the non-payment outstanding obligation of ration and gas suppliers since 2015. This threat is linked to federal government’s refusal to remit...