11 Inmates Undergo Surgery At Kuje Prison
Eleven inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kuje, have undergone hernia surgery in the ongoing reform of healthcare services within Nigeria’s correctional system.
The surgeries were carried out by in-house Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) medical experts.
“This is more than just surgery — it’s a statement that the lives and dignity of every Nigerian matter, even behind bars,” the Public Relations Officer for NCoS, Umar Abubakar, said in a statement on Friday.
The statement noted that custodial centres across Nigeria are seeing sweeping upgrades, as the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Janguza, Kano, and other locations nationwide medical units have been overhauled to ensure inmates receive professional and compassionate care.
The Controller General of Corrections praised the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for his “proactive and humanitarian approach” and reaffirmed the NCoS’ dedication to comprehensive health coverage and welfare for persons in custody.
Nwakuche said, “This is a transformative era. Our correctional facilities are becoming places of rehabilitation and renewal, not just detention.”
The Nigerian Correctional Service, however, pledged continued alignment with national objectives to create a just, secure, and inclusive society.
11 Inmates Undergo Surgery At Kuje Prison is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
