FG To Equip Prisons With CCTVs Over Recent Jailbreaks

Irked by the recent attacks on the Kuje and Koton Karfe Medium Prisons, the Federal Government has announced plans to equip its prisons formations with Closed Circuit Television Cameras CCTV for enhanced surveillance.

Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd) stated this Tuesday in Abuja while addressing top officials of the Nigerian Prisons Service at a meeting described by participants as “soul-searching”.

He equally read the riot act to personnel who shirk in their responsibilities saying while the federal government has a duty to provide prisons facilities and train the personnel, the service must be active at all times. “I know the significance of the prisons service as the custodian of all categories of inmates whether convicted or awaiting trial, low or high-profile. You also have the responsibility to rehabilitate those in custody.

“That is why we are having this meeting to tackle the incessant problem of prison break. In the last two months, we have had two incidents. I believe that this is not good news at all. So, we have to find ways of dealing with them.

“First, I am aware that quiet a number of prisons have structural problems, even the most recent ones are not constructed according to standard. Secondly, I am also aware that most of the prison are old. Some, over a century like the Kano prisons. I am also aware that the inmates have increased and the prison shave not been expanded.”

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U.S. Embassy Offers To Equip National Assembly Library

The United States embassy in Nigeria, on Wednesday, offered to equip the library of the Nigeria’s National Assembly.

This was disclosed by the political affairs officer, Robert Kerr, during a discussion with legislative aides at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.

The session was organized by the US Embassy and Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement, YIAGA, as part of Young Legislators Accountability Project, YLAPNG.

It was organized for aides of young Nigerian legislators who are not more than 40 years of age.

Mr. Kerr pledged America’s readiness to equip the National Assembly library, following complaints by the legislative aide that the library is “moribund”, “not well equipped” and “not adequate for research”.

They expressed disappointment that they had to depend of external libraries to carry out their duties for their principals.

“The Embassy will be interested in equipping the library with devices and books,” Mr. Kerr noted.

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