The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday stated that the newly confirmed Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS, Haliru Nababa, identified major flaws in the country’s Correctional Service system
Nababa who was confirmed on Wednesday during plenary following a presentation of the report of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Kashim Shettima, succeeds Jaafaru Ahmed who was Controller General from May 2016 to January 2021.
Senator Shettima who stated that Nababa displayed a high level of intelligence and appeared to have the temerity to hold the office of Controller-General sales, added that there was no petition or incriminating report against the just confirmed nominee.
The Senator observed that Nababa satisfied the requirements of Section 3(2), as contained in the Nigeria Correctional Service Act, 2019.
According to him, the nominee while appearing for screening before the Committee, identified lack of adequate supply of arms and ammunitions to curb jail break in the country; lack of adequate funding; inadequate releases of allocations; deterioration of Correctional Centres’ structures as some challenges faced by the Nigeria Correctional Service.
He added that Nababa further posited that inmates awaiting trial are to be given urgent attention to decongest Centres.
