3,413 Prisoners On Death Row In Nigeria – Report

No fewer than 3,413 Prisoners are currently on death row across Nigeria’s Correctional Centres, report has revealed.

This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS), Abubakar Umar.

Mr Umar told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 77,849 comprising 76,081 males and 1,768 females “as of Monday, December 18, 2023”.

The NCoS spokesman put the total number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs) at 53,836 comprising 52,512 males and 1,324 females.

“Awaiting Trial Persons (ATP), in custody constitute 69 per cent of the total inmate population. This phenomenon is a huge challenge to us,” he said.

He said that the service was working towards checking the trend by ensuring a speedy trial of suspects.

He said that no form of internal insurrection had been witnessed within the facilities in 2023, and attributed that to the provision of basic needs and necessities to inmates.

Other factors include the proactive efforts of the NCoS, he added.

“This is through the deployment of technology for surveillance and provision of logistics for rapid response in and around custodial facilities,” he explained.

Mr Umar said that the service explored interagency synergy in building security in and around custodial centres which yielded positive results.

He said that due to the proactive initiative and support of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Service was able to trim down the number of inmates in the custodial centres.

“The minister’s initiative ensured the release of 4,086 inmates who had options of fine and compensation,” he said.

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