- Vulnerable groups to receive special attention
The Federal Government has increased the daily feeding allowance for prison inmates from N750 to N1,125.
speaking during his inaugural meeting with senior officers from the rank of controllers of prisons, the Acting Controller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, promised to continue to press for improved rate, in line with the times.
“You will agree with me that inmates’ feeding rate has been graciously increased by Mr. President from N750 to N1,125 per inmate per day. While it is not yet ‘Uhuru,’ I will continue to press for improved rate,” he said.
To ensure proper implementation, Nwakuche revealed that monitoring teams from the NPS national headquarters had been deployed to oversee inmates’ feeding.
He urged senior officers to support the teams, describing the task as a national duty.
Nwakuche stressed that the Service existed to serve inmates and committed to prioritising their welfare.
“Our efforts in reforming and rehabilitating inmates will also involve expanding classrooms, upscaling vocational skills centres, and fostering public-private partnerships to guarantee sustainability.
He added that vulnerable groups, including pregnant women, nursing mothers, babies, and physically challenged inmates, would receive special attention.
“Let me also reiterate here that the management of vulnerable persons in prisons, persons such as pregnant women, babies, nursing mothers, physically challenged etc, will be favourably taken care of,” he said.
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