Tag: INTERIOR

  • INTERIOR MINISTER TUNJI OJO DISCLOSE OVER 67% INMATES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES STILL AWAITING TRIAL

    INTERIOR MINISTER TUNJI OJO DISCLOSE OVER 67% INMATES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES STILL AWAITING TRIAL

    Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has revealed that approximately 67% of inmates in Nigeria’s correctional facilities are awaiting trial. Speaking on national television , he emphasized the importance of collaboration between federal and state governments to improve correctional services. Tunji-Ojo further noted that about 72% of inmates are state offenders, with two-thirds of the prison population…