Nigeria declares prisons ‘red zones’ ahead of #EndBadGovernance protests

The Federal Government has declared all the 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the planned #EndBadGovernance protests to begin on August 1.
The Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, in Abuja.
He asked persons or groups with no business whatsoever in the correctional centres to steer clear of the facilities.
Nababa said: “Given the purported national protest scheduled to hold on August 1, the service wishes to inform the public that the custodial centres have been designated as red zones.
“Furthermore, the service wishes to enjoin the public that custodial and non-custodial centres are critical national assets which are germane to public safety as well as national security.
“Tampering with or attacking them will lead to a breakdown of law and order, and further exacerbate the security of the society in general.”
The CG urged Nigerians to join hands with the service to ensure the protection of correctional facilities.
He said adequate security arrangements have been put in place to ensure that no correctional facility was “defiled.”
Nababa added that the Ministry of Interior Joint Taskforce (MOIJTF) had been activated to provide extra security in and around custodial facilities nationwide.
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