An Independent Investigative Panel set up by the Federal Government to investigate allegations of corruption and human rights abuses within the correctional system has raised the alarm over what it described as worsening security risks and severe infrastructural decay in many custodial centres across the country, including those in Delta, Edo, Sokoto, Kaduna and other states.
The findings were contained in the panel’s final report submitted to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on June 3, 2026, and obtained by our correspondent on Friday.
The panel, inaugurated on September 30, 2024, was mandated to investigate the allegations and recommend reforms.
It conducted assessments of 86 custodial facilities across 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory, alongside public hearings and a study mission to the Republic of Türkiye.
Field visits were carried out between late 2024 and mid-2025 in Abia, Anambra, Adamawa, Edo, Kano, Lagos, Plateau, FCT, Nasarawa, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna,
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