correctional centre

To reduce criminality and mould the future generation, the FCT Administration has been called upon to urgently resuscitate the FCT Children Correctional Centre at Gwako in Gwagwalada Abuja. The Executive Director, Prison Fellowship Nigeria Dr. Jacob Isado who made the call in Abuja at the opening of a two day sensitization workshop for FCT Magistrates on Restorative Justice said the center would bring about effective rehabilitation of children and youths […]

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing pressing issues within the nation’s correctional system, with a specific focus on the alarming number of children in correctional centres. The Minister who disclosed this at an Inter-agency meeting held in Abuja to address the urgent issue of children deprived of liberty in correctional facilities also calls for a reform of Nigeria's justice system. He […]