NCoS CG blames personnel\u2019s \u2018lackadaisical attitude\u2019 for jailbreaks<\/p>\n
The Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, has blamed recent \u201cunfortunate incidents\u201d in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on the complacency of personnel.<\/p>\n
He stated this at the weekend during the decoration ceremony of newly promoted Assistant Controllers-General (ACGs) of Corrections at the Service headquarters in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Addressing the newly decorated officers, Nwakuche said: \u201cLet me, at this point, express my utter disappointment and pain at the lackadaisical attitude of our officers towards their jobs, which has resulted in recent unfortunate incidents.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is obvious that our zonal coordinators, state controllers, and officers in charge of custodial centres have abdicated their duties. This is unacceptable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will no longer be tolerated. Any further abdication of responsibilities will surely attract the big stick. I charge you to take full control of your respective zones, states, and custodial centres<\/p>\n
It will be recalled that chaos erupted at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday, when 16 inmates escaped during a violent jailbreak that left five correctional officers injured, two of them critically.<\/p>\n
NCoS spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, said the escape occurred after a group of inmates breached the facility\u2019s security and attacked personnel on duty.<\/p>\n
Although the CG immediately ordered a probe during his visit to the custodial centre, the findings have yet to be made public.
\n(Daily Trust, rejigged)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NCoS CG blames personnel\u2019s \u2018lackadaisical attitude\u2019 for jailbreaks The Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, has blamed recent \u201cunfortunate incidents\u201d in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on the complacency of personnel. He stated this at the weekend during the decoration ceremony of newly promoted Assistant Controllers-General (ACGs) of Corrections at the Service headquarters in Abuja. Addressing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":147916,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1,424],"tags":[2051,2052,775],"class_list":{"0":"post-147912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-others","9":"category-security","10":"tag-jailbreaks","11":"tag-keffi-medium-security-custodial-centre","12":"tag-ncos"},"yoast_head":"\n