Federal government trying to increase Prisons holding capacity by 9,000

 

 Parts of efforts to decongest the nation’s prisons, the Federal Government has said it will expedite action on the immediate completion of at least three out of the six 3,000-capacity mega custodial centres spread across the geopolitical zones.

The development would add to 9,000 spaces to the current carrying capacity of Nigerian Prisons we have.

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this on Monday in Abuja after an inspection tour of one of the facilities located in Karshi town of Abuja.

Nigeria’s entire national custodial facilities have a maximum capacity for 57, 278 in-mates.