The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has apprehended a woman who attempted to smuggle suspected psychoactive drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje.
The Explainer learned, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the suspect, identified as Precious Yusuf, visited the facility under the guise of meeting an inmate.
Adamu Duza, the Public Relations Officer for the FCT Command of NCoS, revealed in a statement on Wednesday that the contraband was discovered during a routine search.
“Items suspected to be cannabis sativa as well as other psychoactive substances were concealed in food packs which were to be handed over to the inmate,” Duza stated.
Following the discovery, Ibrahim Usman, the Controller of Corrections for the FCT Command, ordered that the suspect be handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation and prosecution.
The Controller issued a stern warning to potential offenders, saying, “The Controller hereby warns visitors with such intentions to have a rethink as their machinations will surely be uncovered by his eagle-eyed personnel.”
Usman also called for public support in the NCoS’s ongoing efforts to reform and rehabilitate offenders.
“He called on the general public and well-meaning Nigerians to support the Nigerian Correctional Service in its efforts towards reforming and rehabilitating offenders so as to foster public safety,” Duza added.
