NCoS Delays Admission of Sowore into Prison for Covid-19 Precautionery Measures

NCoS Delays Admission of Sowore into Prison for Covid-19 Precautionery Measures

The Nigerian Correctional service FCT Command wishes to state that the delay in the admission of Omoyele Sowore into the Kuje Medium Custodial centre on Monday 4th January, 2021 was due to strict adherence to COVID 19 precautions.

The Controller of Corrections FCT command Abdul-Rahman Maiyaki in his strides to uphold the award winning NCDC COVID 19 precautionary compliance streak of the Controller General of Nigerian Correctional service, Ahmed Ja’afaru, was in the Kuje medium security custodial centre for his daily routine check when the inmate was brought and the Controller gave orders for the inmate to be stood down in order for the daily fumigation period of the custodial isolation centre to elapse before any new inmate is admitted.

The command wish to inform the general public that the fumigation and sanitisation is to ensure that the pandemic Corona Virus is not contracted within our facility or brought in by newly admitted inmates.

It is worthy to note that the Service under the leadership of the Controller General of Corrections, Ahmed Ja’afaru has been awarded by several national and international organisations for her zero tolerance and adherence to the NCDC COVID 19 precautionary guidelines and till date, the service has not recorded any case of the virus in any of our facilities.

CHUKWUEDO, Humphrey
Command Public Relations Officer
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