Godsgift Onyedinefu As the global community marks the International Human Rights Day, Prisoners' Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has reiterated its call to the Nigerian government to decriminalise petty offences such as prostitution, hawking, among others. Uju Agomoh, Executive Director ad Founder, PRAWA in a statement to mark the event called
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PRAWA Tasks Govt to Urgently Repeal Laws that ‘Criminalize Poverty’
*Urges FG to implement African Court's landmark ruling on petty offences Godsgift Onyedinefu Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has tasked the federal government to urgently repeal lingering laws that criminalise poverty in the country. This is just as the organisation applauded the opinion ruling of the African Court on Human and
NCoS Boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed Expresses Readiness on Implementation of Non-custodial Measures
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) Ja'afaru Ahmed, has declared the readiness of the institution to work on the implementation of the Non-custodial measures and prepared to duplicate it in other states of the federation and not only the FCT command. Ahmed hinted at the closing
PRAWA, RoLAC Trains NCoS Directorate on Effective Implementation of Non-custodial Measures
Maureen Okpe The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has embarked on the training of Non-custodial Directorate staff in the supervision and implementation of the part two service act, 2019 Non custodial measures. The ongoing training at the service headquarters in Abuja in collaboration with British Council, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (ROLAC) and
Again, FCT Judge, PRAWA Deplore Worsening State of Nigerian Prisons
Godsgift Onyedinefu Justice Ishaq Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and critical stakeholders have again expressed concern over the state of correctional facilities which they noted have left inmates more hardened than reformed. The Chief Judge said there indicators that point to the fact that the incidence of
FCT judge blames increased crime rate, over-crowded prisons on state governors inaction
...urges Nigerian government to engage inmates to generate revenue Godsgift Onyedinefu The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ishaq Bello, has balmed the increased rate of crime in the country and over crowded state of Nigerian prisons on the refusal and failure of state governors to punish offenders and
PRAWA Harps on CSOs’ Support for NCoS to Decongest Custodial Centres
Godsgift Onyedinefu and John Anyim The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has called on the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), traditional rulers, and other stakeholders to support the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in the effective implementation of non custodial measures and consequently decongest custodial centres across the country. The Executive
PRAWA Wants Effective Implementation Of Non-Custodial Measures
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA ) a non governmental organization has called on the stakeholders and goverment agencies to join hands with Nigeria correctional service to ensure full effective implementation of non custodial measures. The executive director of PRAMA Dr Uju Agomoh made this yesterday at a
PRAWA wants Govt to Decriminalise Prostitution, Hawking, Other Petty Offences
*Calls for review of criminal laws Godsgift Onyedinefu The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has again stressed that prostitution, hawking and other petty offences are only means of livelihood and should not be treated as criminal offences. PRAWA called on government at all levels to reveiw the criminal laws and remove
NCoS, PRAWA Moves to Decongest Custodial Centres Nationwide
John Anyim The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), on Monday decried the overcrowded state of custodial centres (prisons) across the country, which it said is a burden on the economy of the country, infrastructure, among others, and have intensified moves to decongest the centres through non-custodial sentencing. Comptroller General, NCS, Ja'afaru Ahmed, said