The Nigeria Correctional Service disclosed on Thursday that the Federal Authorities had elevated the feeding allowance for jail inmates.
It additionally disclosed that over 1,000 inmates are presently pursuing college levels, whereas six are finding out for PhD.
The rise in inmates’ feeding permitting follows a current viral video through which inmates at a correctional centre in Calabar, Cross River State, complained about insufficient feeding.
Talking on Thursday on the Strategic Communications Interagency Coverage Committee’s month-to-month press briefing in Abuja, the spokesperson for the service, Umar Abubakar, mentioned the increment was a results of the rising value of meals.
He mentioned: “The viral video is just not a illustration of Nigeria Correctional Service, neither is it a mandate of the service on reformation and rehabilitation of inmates. Let me make this identified right here that because the inception of the change in identify, important progress has been made in reforming those that are in our custody.
“4 days in the past, I granted an interview the place we gave particulars on the alleged video. The NCoS has really ordered for detailed investigation of the mentioned video, which goes viral. And on the result of the investigation, I’ll not have the ability to converse a lot on that.
“And on the problem of the price of meals, the Federal Authorities has really reviewed the feeding allowance of inmates in our custody with 50 per cent. And that is simply the primary section of the evaluation.”
Umar additionally said that the NCoS had created a conducive surroundings for inmates to meet its mandate of reformation and rehabilitation.
He added that over 1,000 inmates are undergraduate, 282 are on their diploma and Grasp’s diploma and 6 present process their PHD programmes.
Umar mentioned, “Let me say right here that presently in an effort to make sure that now we have what I consult with as public security by means of our reformatory actions, now we have over 1,000 of our inmates who’re really going by means of their numerous diploma programme, 282 doing their diploma and grasp’s diploma programme, and 6 which might be doing their PhD programme. Three of the PhD college students are already writing their thesis.
“All that is geared in direction of our efforts to make sure that we modify the psyche and behavior of our inmates, and to assist their re-entry again to society.
“It’s the care we give to those inmates in our custody that has offered a serene surroundings to assist them study ability acquisition throughout our custodial centre.”
