Controller General of the Nigeria Prison Service (CGP) Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed has disclosed that over 11,000 officers have been promoted as part of efforts to boost the morale of the rank and file.
Ahmed stated this at a workshop on Information Management for Command Officers and Public Relations Officers of the Nigerian Prisons Service in Kaduna.
“We have also compiled the list of qualified officers for the next promotion exercise which is coming out soon,” he said.
He noted that the Federal Government has included the plan to recruit 6,000 officers and men to boost the capacity of the service in achieving its statutory mandates in 2018 budget.
Ahmed said the goal of the Nigerian Prisons Service under his leadership is to have a system that provides conditions of imprisonment above the minimum standard prescribed by the United Nations, stating that recent developments attest to this drive.
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“We have embarked on office and barrack renovations; procured large quantity of assorted drugs, the type the Service has not had in a long while, and distributed them to prison formations and also purchased sundry items to make life better for the inmates.
“The ailing farm centres are also being revived through procurement of machineries to improve inmates’ training and increase productivity”, he assured.
Nigeria Prison Service promotes 11,000 officers, to recruit 6,000
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