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NCS logistical issues have led to many criminals awaiting trial holding detention outside of regular stays.
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The lack of functional tools to transport detainees to court is a major challenge.
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Some prisons rely on a vehicle to communicate hundreds of prisoners to multiple courts.
Correctional services in Nigeria are facing a logistical crisis, causing many criminals to stay longer than expected.
According to stakeholders, the department’s inability to provide effective transportation to communicate detainees to the court is a major challenge.
Sources at Ilesa Medium Security Hosting Center, lamenting, saying: “The status quo of Ilesa prison is frustrating. All operating vehicles are rooted and cannot be repaired.”
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Sources revealed that there is only one vehicle in the prison that can transport more than 700 prisoners to about 32 courts in Osun State.
“Many waiting trial prisoners stayed longer than expected because they were unable to go to court whenever their matters came up,” the source added.
Human rights advocate Lola Wey called on the federal government to investigate logistics at detention facilities and repair damaged vehicles.
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Wey questioned why detainees had to wait for trial when the annual budget allocated large amounts of transport.
An attorney who prefers anonymity also lamented the challenge, saying: “Even in some cases, inmates must donate to buy fuel for prisons to take it to court. I would like to plead with Osun and the federal government for prisons in the state. Provide necessary facilities.”
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