CGP Ja’afaru
Ahmed
NCS Commence
CGP Ja’afaru
Ahmed
NCS Commence Implementation of Correctional Service
Acts
Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS)
formerly known as Nigerian Prison service, Ja’afaru Ahmed says the
implementation of the new act and rebranding will commence in
October to meet contemporary global orientation standards in
managing offenders.
Controller Ja’afaru stated this during a press briefing at the
Correctional Service headquarters in Abuja.
The NCS boss noted that the reform does not only affect the name
of the service but also the non-custodial service to address and
adopt a restorative justice in promoting peace and social stability
in the country.
“Our design of the non-custodial service is one of the important
components of this reformation because it provides options to
address minor infractions without recourse to imprisonment. Such
measures such as community service, probation and parole will
certainly humanize justice delivery and ensure that people who
absolutely have no reason to be imprisoned are not sent to
correction centers” he said.
Ja’afaru also noted that, the authority will not only serve as
custodians of over 74,000 interned persons, but rehabilitate,
reform and empower inmates through development of educational and
vocational skills training programs.
“Before now, the existing reformatory programs were mere
creation of past CG’s; this new NCS Act provides a legal backup to
the reformation and rehabilitation process for convicted persons in
custody. By so doing, we aim at creating a holistic character
transformation before reintegrating them into the society” he
stated.
“After training them, they will be issued with certificates of
training and good conduct to avoid being stigmatized as
‘ex-convict’ and shall not be discriminated against on ground of
his custodial sentence” he added.
He assured the nation of their relentless determination in
achieving the proper orientation mechanism and also build on their
capacity to effectively and efficiently drive the new order.
He called on stakeholders and the media for their maximum
support in achieving the aims and objectives of the new order
reform in the Nigerian Correctional Service in other to meet the
global community standards.