600 inmates still awaiting trial in Bauchi correctional centres – NCoS

600 inmates still awaiting trial in Bauchi correctional centres – NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Bauchi State has revealed that around 600 out of 900 inmates in the state’s correctional centres are still awaiting trial for various offences. The spokesperson of the NCoS in Bauchi, Assistant Superintendent Ahmed Tata, made this known during a one-day workshop on the use of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL). The event was organised…