Nigeria plans to relocate Ikoyi Prison and other urban correctional facilities due to safety and security concerns.

Nigeria's Federal Government plans to relocate Ikoyi Prison and other correctional facilities from urban areas due to concerns over urbanisation's impact on safety and security. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, highlighted the encroachment of urbanisation on required setbacks around correctional centres. The move comes as a response to the Suleja correctional center's age (built in 1914) and the need to modernise Nigeria's correctional infrastructure.

June 06, 2024
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