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Why Jailbreak Won’t Be Easy In 2023 – NCoS

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The Nigerian Correctional Service has said 2023 will be a tough year for perpetrators of jailbreaks across the country, saying massive personnel and technology for intelligence gathering had been deployed to forestall jail attacks.

The NCoS National Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja.

Umar said that the NCoS Controller General, Haliru Nababa, in his wisdom, had put a lot of strategies in place to avert jailbreaks across the nation.

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This, he said, were both in terms of infrastructural development in the service for the year 2023 and security strategies to prevent what happened in the year 2022.

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NAN reports that the Kuje Custodial Centre was attacked by unknown gunmen in July 2022, thereby freeing many inmates from custody.

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“Part of the strategies adopted this year is adequate deployment of personnel to custodial facilities.

“Another is the deployment of technology because of course, the best war or battle is won through intelligence gathering.

“The CG has equally sent some of our officers on training to improve their skills on information gathering and usage.

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“We are really putting a lot of positive plans to ensure that our facility is well secured from any form of attack this year and beyond,” he said.

The spokesman, however, said that one of the premium things the CG said would take place in his administration are inmates’ welfare and rehabilitation.

Umar said that the inmates welfare was also paramount when addressing the issue of jail attacks.

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He said that only when inmates are adequately taken care of, that riots or any internal problem resulting in jailbreaks would not happen.

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“So one of the key things that we have put in place again is deploying some of the personnel to our facility to ensure adequate and proper care of the inmates.

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“A case in point is that in one of our facilities in Gombe State, we have a corp member who is currently teaching inmates on technology building.

“They are all happy that their lives are changing even though it is the offence they committed that brought them to prison.

“So there are adequate plans for 2023, we do not want to experience jail attacks in our custodial centres and also ensure that inmates are taken care of sufficiently,” he said.

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Tinubu Unveils Plan To Restart Oil Production In Ogoniland

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President Bola Tinubu has moved to restart oil production in Ogoniland in Rivers State.

The president disclosed this on Wednesday when he conferred posthumous national honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, on the late Ogoni four; Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage.

Conferring the honours at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu urged the Ogoni people to embrace reconciliation and unity after decades of division.

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He assured them of his administration’s support for peace, environmental remediation, and economic revival in the land.

“I am encouraged by the overwhelming consensus of the Ogoni communities to welcome the resumption of oil production.

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“The government will deploy every resource to support your people in this march towards shared prosperity,” he said.

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The president directed the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to begin engagements between Ogoni communities, NNPCL, and other stakeholders to finalise modalities for restarting operations.

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Earlier in his report, the NSA stated that the consultations engaged all four Ogoni zones and the diaspora, capturing demands for structured participation in oil production, accelerated cleanup, and sustainable development.

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Former Oyo Police Commissioner Is Dead

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A Former Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Abiodun Odude is dead.

The shocking news of his death was shared by the Chairman, Ibadan branch of Government College, GCI Old Boys Association, Akin Orowale on the Association’s platform.

Abiodun Odude, an old boy of GCI, served as Oyo CP between 2017 and 2019.

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In the meantime, reactions have continued to trail the death of Odude.

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A former Director General, Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA), and GCI OBA stalwart, Dr Yinka Adepoju posted this on platform.

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Hmmm, another deep cut in the GCI Old Boys Association and Boys of 71 Set in particular!

“May the Soul of Biodun rest in peace as l pray that the Lord comforts all members of this Great 71Set and his entire family members, ‘Yinka Adepoju @71, 2356# Grierson”

So sad to lose such a personality NOW. But what can we do? Nothing absolutely than to wish him eternal rest and divine consolation to the loved ones left behind, particularly his immediate family and GCIOBA,” another old boy, who is an Ibadan based politician, Mr Adeniyi Adeoti said.

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The late Odude served in the Intelligence Department, Zone 2, Lagos State as Deputy Commissioner of Police, CID, Panti, Yaba; he was Commissioner of Police, Administration; Department of Finance and Admin., Force Headquarters, Abuja.

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Lagos Govt Gives Computer Village Traders Ultimatum To Relocate To Katangowa

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The Lagos State Government has given traders at the popular Computer Village in Ikeja an 18-month deadline to move to a new permanent site at Katangowa, in the Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Gbolahan Oki, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement with market leaders and traders on Tuesday.

According to him, the state government has provided the necessary infrastructure and facilities at the Katangowa site to ensure a conducive business environment once the relocation takes effect.

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The government wants your cooperation to ensure the relocation comes to pass. The time is now. We have to make the project a reality. The relocation period is 18 months,” Oki said.

He explained that Computer Village currently sits on land originally designated as a residential area, which over time was converted into a bustling commercial hub without formal approval from the government.

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Oki also revealed that plans to move traders from Ikeja to Katangowa have been in the works since 2006 but were stalled due to delays in completing the new site.

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Emphasizing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to inclusive governance, he noted that the stakeholders’ meeting was convened to carry traders along in the government’s plans.

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“The governor is passionate about infrastructure development and the welfare of Lagosians. Katangowa has been designated as the permanent site for this market. It sits on 15 hectares of land, well-planned and strategically located near essential resources for your businesses.

“The present location in Ikeja was never meant to serve as a trading hub. What we are offering at Katangowa is a structured market environment that supports growth while addressing environmental and urban planning concerns. We want to work with you and jointly plan this relocation,” Oki said.

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