Premium
Nigeria opens second female prison
The development follows ongoing restructuring of prison services that included gender sensitivity.
Photo credit: File | Fotosearch
What you need to know:
- The Numan old prison in Adamawa is now the second female prison with a total capacity of 400 inmates.
The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it has established a second all-female prison in the country at Numan in northeast state of Adamawa.
The development followed the ongoing restructuring of prison services that included gender sensitivity, Peter Tenkwa, the Controller of Nigerian Prison Services (NPS) in Adamawa, told reporters in Yola, the state capital.
