Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Haliru Nababa, says the service is committed to securing all the custodial facilities and rehabilitation of inmates across the country.
Haliru stated this at the end-of-the-year party and award night for officers and men of the service on Friday in Abuja.
The CG said the event was to appreciate personnel of the Service for working hard in 2023 and to prepare them for more work in the coming year 2024.
He added that the service was committed to the full implementation of the serviceโs mandate of reformation, rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates.
โThis year will remain memorable for the service as we strive to meet our general mandates of ensuring water-tight security in and around correctional facilities.
โThis also includes ensuring that inmates are properly rehabilitated and reformed for proper reintegration.
โAs a service, we are committed to fostering a system that is efficient and sustainable towards improving public safety and national security in general.
โIn order to achieve this, the officers and men who form the fulcrum of our human resources are paramount. Hence, we are committed towards improving their capacity as well as their welfare, โ he said.