Criminals convicted in Abuja courts are now being sent to prisons in Niger state as FCT correctional facilities are filled up – FCT minister

Answering questions from journalists at the 40th session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team, the Minister who lamented the overflowing capacity of the three major correctional facilities serving the FCT, admitted that it has become a challenge.

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Bello further revealed that in a bid to address the current challenges, criminals convicted in Abuja courts are now being sent to Suleja, Niger State, while the FCTA is working on a “bolster center” to accommodate juvenile convicts.