Following the recent advancement of Officers and Men of the Nigerian Prisons Service by the Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons and Fire Services’ Board, the Controller-General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, has approved the deployment of officers to man some Directorates, States Commands, Departments/Units and Prison formations across the country.
The exercise, apart from ensuring that promoted officers assigned to responsibilities are commensurate with their new ranks, seeks better delivery services to inmates and strengthening the securing of jail facilities in the country.
In the new arrangement, the Directorate of Finance and Accounts has DCG Umaru Saraki replacing DCG Abubakar Dagaci, who proceeds on retirement, while DCG Emmanuel Ogundele takes over the Directorate of Operations.
Others include ACG Ewulo Jimoh in charge of Zone ‘F’, Ibadan; CP Abubakar Yusuf, Jigawa State Command; CP Musa Maza, Kogi State Command; Kassim KG, Ogun State Command; CP TA Ogunmola, Oyo State Command; CP Adetoyi AC, Kwara State Command; CP John Mmrabure, Rivers State Command; CP Mmeabe Legbosi, Bayelsa State Command; Peter CP Tenkwa, Adamawa State Command; CP Jemilehin Abimbola takes over as Principal of the Borstal Training Institute, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Others are CP Odahro Daniel, FCT Command; DCP John Igbovia, in charge of Medium Security Prisons, Lagos; DCP Ahmed Usman, Kaduna Prison; DCP Odutan Seyi, Maximum Prison, Lagos; DCP Julius Ezeugwu, Ikoyi Prison, Lagos; DCP Kalu Mathew, Owerri Prison; and Abubakar Sadiq, Sokoto Prison.
Ekpendu charged the officers, particularly those in in charge of prison yards, to ensure the welfare and security of persons in prison custody are held sacrosanct, hence the need for close supervision of line officers at all times.