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Tuesday the Senate ratified the appointment of Mr. Sylvester N. Nwakuche as the new general controller of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCOS).
The decision was sequel to the Nwakuche screening, which was conducted by the Senate Committee on the interiors chaired by Senator Adams Oshiomhole on March 12, 2025.
By presenting the report of his committee to the plenary yesterday, Oshiomhole reported to the Senate that the Committee found the right candidate for the management of the correction center of the country’s apex.
According to him, no petition was presented against the candidate by any quarter; Nor was there an incriminating relationship against him.
He added that the candidate owned the educational qualification required for the position of the general controller; He showed a high level of intelligence and showed recklessness to work in the office that made the members of the Espresso Committee unanimously satisfaction for the presentation, the wealth of experience, the performance, the qualification, the competence and the integrity of the nominated.
He also said that the Committee recommended Nwakuche for confirmation that he studied the candidate’s curriculum vitae and other relevant documents in addition to the exhaustive interaction and resolution
The Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Nwakuche according to the report of his committee which supervises the Ministry of the Interior.
During his projection, Nwakuche had revealed that the number of prisoners in the death arm had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 T0 3,688 in March 2025, representing an increase of 2.73 percent or 98 prisoners within six months.
He explained important challenges that the corrective service in the country, revealing that most of the prisoners “are currently awaiting tests. This is our big headache that we are trying to face daily”.
He identified state governors as part of the challenges that face the corrective center, citing their indecision to carry out the prisoners in the arms of death and their refusal to exchange their death sentence to life imprisonment.
He observed: “If the death sentences are moved to life imprisonment, it is easier for us to distribute them to rural correction structures that are not as congested as those in urban correction structures”.
Has proposed a strategic collaboration with the Nigerian police, department of state services (DSS); Commission for economic and financial crimes (EFCC) and Commission for independent corrupt practices (ICPC) to accelerate the wheel of justice in the country.
