By Nwafor Sunday
The senator representing Edo Central constituency, Sen. Clifford Ordia, has decried the poor state of Nigerian prisons, saying ‘it is a national embarrassment to see national prisons in such a moribund state’.
He made this known to newsmen in Abuja at an event tagged, “A one day public hearing on: Prisons Act CAP P29 LFN 2004 Bill (SB. 125); Prisons Act CAP P29 LFN 2004 Bill 2016 (SB. 288); A Bill to re-enact the Prisons Act (SB. 191); and Correction, Reformation and Re-integration centre (establishment, etc) Bill, 2018 (SB. 308)”, organised by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria committee on Interior.
Speaking on Nigerian Prison Service Commission, Sen. Clifford Ordia said, “Present condition of our prisons is a national embarrassment, there’s a need for Prison Service Commission so they will function better than they are…
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