FG reopens 8 satellite prisons in N/East
Sat Aug 27, 2016 08:42:am National
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Eight satellite prisons in Bauchi which were previously shut down due to the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, have been reopened by the Federal Government.
The announcement was made on Thursday in Abuja by the Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, Ja'afaru Ahmed, in a statement signed by the NPS Spokesman, Francis Enobore.
The satellite prisons reopened are Alkaleri, Burra, Darazo, Katagum, Shira, Tafa Balewa and Toro; but the eighth was not named.
The statement read, "They were re-opened on Monday 15th August, 2016. Gamawa, the 9th satellite prison will, however, remain closed till it is conducive enough to receive prisoners under safe and humane conditions.
"Prisoners are drawn from main prisons that had borne the burden of accommodating inmates in the state while the insurgency lasted.
"The re-opening of the satellite prisons will significantly reduce congestion and the attendant management difficulties in the main prisons across the state."
The announcement was made on Thursday in Abuja by the Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, Ja'afaru Ahmed, in a statement signed by the NPS Spokesman, Francis Enobore.
The satellite prisons reopened are Alkaleri, Burra, Darazo, Katagum, Shira, Tafa Balewa and Toro; but the eighth was not named.
The statement read, "They were re-opened on Monday 15th August, 2016. Gamawa, the 9th satellite prison will, however, remain closed till it is conducive enough to receive prisoners under safe and humane conditions.
"Prisoners are drawn from main prisons that had borne the burden of accommodating inmates in the state while the insurgency lasted.
"The re-opening of the satellite prisons will significantly reduce congestion and the attendant management difficulties in the main prisons across the state."
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