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Published on 2026-01-14 13:07:33
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the total inmate population rose from 69,946 in 2017 to 81,710 in Q2 2025.
The NBS said this in its Nigerian Correctional Service Statistics for 2017 to Q2 2025 released on Wednesday in Abuja.
It said that the Q2 2025 figure of 81,710 represented a 16.82 per cent increase from the 69,946 recorded in 2017.
The bureau said that the report presented data from the Nigerian Correctional Service covering 2017 to Q2 2025, which included the prison…
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