67% of inmates in Nigeria awaiting trial - Government

67% of Nigerian inmates awaiting trial - Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo

The Federal Government has revealed that 67% of inmates in Nigerian correctional facilities are awaiting trial, with most being state offenders. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo calls for federal-state collaboration to address prison congestion and improve correctional services.

67% of inmates in Nigeria awaiting trial - Government

The Federal Government has disclosed that about 67 per cent of inmates in correctional facilities across the country are awaiting trial. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this revelation on Thursday while answering questions on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. Tunji-Ojo said robust synergy between the federal and state governments is key to improving correctional services. “We can work out a synergy, you know,…

67% Await Trial in Nigeria: Federal-State Collaboration Key

Nearly seven out of every ten inmates in Nigeria’s overcrowded correctional facilities have yet to face trial, according to the country’s Interior Minister…