The Federal Government has announced that eight satellite prisons located in Bauchi State, North-east Nigeria that were earlier closed down due to the wave of Boko Haram insurgency in the zone have been re-opened soon.
Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), Ja’afaru Ahmed announced this Thursday in Abuja in a statement signed by the service spokesman, Francis Enobore.
The satellite prisons reopened are Alkaleri, Burra, Darazo, Katagum, Shira, Tafa Balewa and Toro. The eight prison was not mentioned.
Ahmed said, “They were re-opened on Monday 15th August, 2016. Gamawa, the 9th satellite prison will however remain closed till it is conducive enough to receive prisoners under safe and humane conditions.
“Prisoners are drawn from main prisons that had borne the burden of accommodating inmates in the state while the insurgency lasted.
“The re-opening of the satellite prisons will significantly reduced congestion and the attendant management difficulties in the main prisons across the state.”
