FG announces increase in feeding allowance for inmates

The Federal Government has increased the daily feeding allowance of inmates in its prisons from N750 to N1,125.

The Acting Controller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Sylvester Nwakuche, disclosed this during his maiden meeting with senior officers of the service, while promising to continue to press for improved rate, in line with the times.

Nwakuche also disclosed that monitoring teams from the national headquarters have been sent out to monitor inmates’ feeding, while urging the senior officers to cooperate with them and see it as a national assignment.

While noting that the service n existed to serve the inmates, he reiterated that their welfare will be a top priority.

Nwakuche also disclosed his resolve to fast-track the speedy prosecution of 48,932 awaiting trial inmates as part of measures to decongest prisons’ facilities