Jafaru Ahmed, Controller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service.
The Controller-General, Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr Ja’faru Ahmed, has called for necessary amendment in Prisons Act to bring the law in tune with the philosophy of punishment and correction.
He made the call on Friday at a Retreat organised by the Senate Committee on Interior in Lagos.
The retreat, held at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos, was tagged “Retreat For The Review of Amendment to Nigeria Prison Act.“
The occasion was in furtherance of a Bill to repeal and Review Amendment of the Prisons Act Cap. P29, Laws of the Federation 2004.
The Bill seeks to enact the Nigerian Prisons and Correctional Service to make provisions for the Administration of Prisons in Nigeria, the awaiting trial persons and for related…
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