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Insecurity in Nigeria and Correctional Staff and Inmates Safety: A Looming Danger
Author(s)
Gloria Shajobi-Ibikunle
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DOI:10.17265/1548-6591/2022.02.003
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University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The Nigerian Correctional Services Act states that inmates are under the custody of the correctional centers. Despite this protocol, it is worrisome that we are observing recent increase in the break in of external gangs into some Nigerian correctional facilities and freeing of inmates in the country. This has led to incidents of violence and death among correctional staff and inmates. Hence, the research gears to examine the rising insecurity in Nigeria and correctional inmates’ safety. The doctrinal research methodology is deployed with reliance on primary and secondary materials. The paper finds that safety of prisoners and prosecution, correctional staff are in jeopardy. The study also finds that most prisons are old dilapidated structures without strong security. Correctional facilities are constitutional responsibilities of the Federal Government. The research recognizes the parlous state of the Nigerian economy and therefore recommends outsourcing of secure modern prisons to private firms who will build, operate, and manage. It further recommends linking of correctional centers via communication gadgets to military barracks for immediate back up in the event of an attack.
KEYWORDS
insecurity, correctional facility, external gang, jail break, inmate’s safety
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