Realtors adjust ring light as Tinubu Approves Relocation of 29 Correctional Centres from Urban Areas

 President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres across the country to ease infrastructural challenges and improve prison conditions.

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the decision on Friday during the commissioning of 39 newly acquired vehicles and five bullet-resistant guard booths for the Nigerian Correctional Service in Abuja.

Tunji-Ojo noted that many existing facilities, including the Suleja and Ikoyi correctional centres, were built in the 1950s and are now outdated.

“Suleja Correctional Centre was established in 1950, Ikoyi in 1956, and we even have facilities dating back to the 19th century. We cannot continue to operate with such outdated infrastructure. The President has graciously approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres,” he stated.

The minister stressed that modernising prison facilities would improve conditions for both inmates and correctional officers. He assured the public that the relocation process had already begun as part of a broader effort to reform the correctional system.

“We have to solve these problems one by one, and I want to assure you that the process of relocating these correctional centres has already started,” he said.