Sylvester Nwakuche
Sylvester Nwakuche is the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), where he has expressed serious concerns about the overcrowding in Nigeria's correctional centres, particularly regarding the plight of awaiting trial inmates. His calls for reform and faster judicial processes have garnered attention as part of the ongoing discourse on improving the justice system in Nigeria.
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Sylvester Nwakuche is the NCoS Controller General who warned officers against negligence.
Nasarawa, Osun Prison Escape: NCoS Reveals Inmate Identities
Nigeria· 2025-09-07
The Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, continues to meet its constitutional responsibility of providing daily meals to all inmates.
Awaiting-Trial Inmates Cost Nigeria N14bn in 8 MonthsNigeria· 2025-08-29
Sylvester Nwakuche made the request during a visit to the Director-General of the NIMC.
NIN Registration Delay: 256 Centers UnreadyNigeria· 2025-06-08
The Acting Comptroller-General, Sylvester Nwakuche, dismissed the hunger claims as exaggeration, citing a lack of statistics.
Starvation of prisoners is not justiceNigeria· 2025-04-20
The NCoS Comptroller-General, Sylvester Nwakuche, recently stated that the number of death row inmates had increased from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025.
Ondo, C’River, Plateau, Enugu govs pardon 120 inmatesNigeria· 2025-03-30
Sylvester Nwakuche was confirmed as the substantive Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service.
Senate confirms CBN director, NCoS CGNigeria· 2025-03-26
Sylvester Nwakuche expressed deep sorrow on behalf of the entire NCoS for the loss of Senior Correctional Assistant Shuaibu David.
NCoS mourns officer killed in Kogi jailbreakNigeria· 2025-03-25
Sylvester Nwakuche is the Acting Controller General of Corrections who mobilized a response to the prison break.
Five inmates recaptured after Kogi prison breakNigeria· 2025-03-24
The acting Controller-General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, pledged to tackle the backlog of awaiting trial cases.
NCoS spends N3bn on feeding inmatesNigeria· 2025-03-09
Sylvester Nwakuche pledged to address the backlog of awaiting trial cases and improve custodial facility management across the country.
53,254 inmates awaiting trial in custodial centres – ReportNigeria· 2025-03-01
The Acting Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, expressed his excitement about the new acquisitions.
FG to upgrade prisons as Tinubu approves 29 centres’ relocationNigeria· 2025-02-22The Acting Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Nwakuche, expressed his enthusiasm for the new acquisitions, which include specialised vehicles for transporting inmates to and from courts.
Tinubu approves relocation of 29 custodial centresNigeria· 2025-02-21Sylvester Nwakuche, the Acting Controller-General of the NCoS, highlighted overcrowding as a pressing challenge.
Pre-trial inmates: Overhaul the judicial systemNigeria· 2025-02-09