Nigerian Govt Spends U.S.$2.1K Annually On Each Inmate - Interior Minister PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
Sola Fasure, the media adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, whose office oversees the correctional facilities, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The minister said the project would be an enduring legacy and a testimony of the utmost importance the Federal Government had so far taken in terms of corrections, the welfare of inmates as well as staff. "The custodial centres were frighteningly centres for contracting diseases like scabies and tuberculosis, among others.
"We not only have well-manned clinics and well-stocked pharmacies, the inmates at the custodial centres now have access to excellent medical care beyond the centres," he said.
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