Enugu Ranks 4th In Prisons Inmate Ratings

Enugu Ranks 4th In Prisons Inmate Ratings

Inmates at the facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Enugu State are the fourth largest across the federation, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday According to NBS, the number of inmates at various correctional centres in Enugu State stands at 3,536. Topping the list is Lagos, followed by Ogun and then Kano states with the cumulative population rising from 69,946 in 2017 to 81,710 in the second quarter of 2025.…

Number of unsentenced inmates rises 12% to 53,790 in 9 yrs – NBS

The number of unsentenced inmates in Nigeria correctional centers rose by 12.9 percent to 53,790 in over nine years (2017-Q2’25 ( second quarter of 2025).The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its Nigeria Correctional Service Statistics Report for the review period. According to the Bureau, the Correctional Centres’ Capacity increased by 20.99 percent to 65,035 inmates in Q2’25 from 53,752 inmates in 2017.“This report presents…