Boko Haram: Prisons Reopen 8 Satellites In Northeast

The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has reopened eight out of the nine Satellite Prisons in Bauchi State closed in 2012 in the wake of the activities of insurgency. Controller-General of Prisons

Ja’afaru Ahmed said that the service took the action after securing the approval of the Honourable Minister of Interior Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd). The satellite prisons reopened this
week include Alkaleri, Burra, Darazo, Katagum, Shira, Tafa Balewa and Toro, adding that the ninth satellite prison will however remain closed till it’s 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 reduce congestion and the attendant management difficulties in the main prisons across the state,” the statement added.