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Akpabio: Since prisons were renamed correctional centres, we’ve had more jailbreaks

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says since the name of the Nigerian Prison Service was changed to Nigerian Correctional Service there have been more jailbreaks in the country.

Akpabio spoke on the floor of the senate on Tuesday while commenting on two pieces of legislation billed for concurrence.

The bills for concurrence were one to repeal and enact the law establishing Revenue Mobilsation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, and another to repeal the Fire Service Act and enact Federal Fire and Rescue Service.

Abba Moro, senate minority leader, argued that there was no need to change the name because the “rescue component” is already part of the responsibility of the fire service.

“I do not think there is a need for that,” Moro said.

In his response, the senate president said there is a need to examine such laws.

“This is something to be looked at. When you are convicted, you are supposed to learn a skill,” Akpabio said.

“But since we changed the name to the correctional centre, there have been more jailbreaks.”

In 2019, former President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the bill that changed the name of the Nigerian Prison Service to Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

The law provides that the correctional service is split into the custodial service and non-custodial service.

In the non-custodial service, convicts are eligible for community service, probation, and parole.

Since Buhari signed the bill into law, more than 1,000 inmates have escaped from correctional centres across the country.

On April 25, 119 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger state, following a downpour.

https://www.thecable.ng/akpabio-since-prisons-were-renamed-correctional-centres-weve-had-more-jailbreaks/amp/

I wonder what this man, a secret Peter Obi ally is doing in our government. I repeat our government has been hijacked by Peter Obi.

They are killing the country to give them a better chance against 2027, somebody should wake asiwaju up. Hmmm

EreluRoz:
I saw your comment and caught my sub by myself. There's nothing I will tell you that'll make sense to you because Obi is already sitting, FartingPooingandUrinatingOnYourBrains on daily basis.
Byeeee ewuohia

Good for you stop ing evil you won't hear

schekubeh:

Good for you stop ing evil you won't hear

Where did I evil. If I said our government has been hijacked, does that implies I'm ing evil?

This senate President dey misyarn at times. How does changing the name led to the incessant jailbreaks? And to think he's the number 3 man in the country

Because people wey go correct them self never get am right

Mr LoudMouth has spewed another one again; gibberish

Akpabio
Can anything rational come out from ya mouth?

Lol, too too funny Headline
Funny Headline & Clickbait

See the thought process of a supposed senate president..
We are in big trouble in this country

Big agbada, big belle, big mouth, big hands, small brains

Akpabio is one dull man that thinks like a day old baby. How do change of name affect the operation of such institution? Instead of the treasury thief to enact laws that would strengthen the correctional centers, he is talking trash.
I repeat! Idiots has been running Nigeria for the past 9 years.

EreluRoz:
I wonder what this man, a secret Peter Obi ally is doing in our government. I repeat our government has been hijacked by Peter Obi.

They are killing the country to give them a better chance against 2027, somebody should wake asiwaju up. Hmmm

I wonder what you guys smoke?

Confused agbadorians

This one has come again with his foolish outlandish talks. Is it because he is not in " a
correctional facility" where he belongs that he is saying this?

EreluRoz:
I wonder what this man, a secret Peter Obi ally is doing in our government. I repeat our government has been hijacked by Peter Obi.

They are killing the country to give them a better chance against 2027, somebody should wake asiwaju up. Hmmm

You people will vote nonsense into office and expect the nonsense to make sense, then blame others who did not the nonsense when the nonsense is not making sense

The only good thing about Godswill Akpabio is building world-class infrastructure. He talks before thinking.

What's the connection between the name you give a house and how it is istered? Did the warders change? Did their food change? Did the government remove their fences?

The Minister of Interior should study how America, Russia and China build their prisons and do the same in Nigeria.

This man is always saying nonsense. What has the name got to do with jailbreaks

Since u went scott free on d NDDC case, u have been a confident arrogant

That's not true,there has always been jail breaks in the past,the only difference now is the Internet and social media.

Akpabio our first stand-up comedy senate president . Honestly, between I-Go-DIE and Akpabio,I no just know who funny these days..

What kind of foolish thinking is this?

This idiot talks anyhow

I no fit laugh abeg

EreluRoz:
I wonder what this man, a secret Peter Obi ally is doing in our government. I repeat our government has been hijacked by Peter Obi.

They are killing the country to give them a better chance against 2027, somebody should wake asiwaju up. Hmmm

You may know how to express yourself in written English clearly but that does not becloud the fact that you are a FOOL.

What is he trying to say?

Correlation is not causation.

Akpabio makes joke of everything.

billionman:
This senate President dey misyarn at times. How does changing the name led to the incessant jailbreaks? And to think he's the number 3 man in the country

He is a talkactive.