The Nigeria Prison Service (NPS) in Niger State on Monday said that it was taking proactive measures to prevent any attempt of jail break in the state.
The prisons in the state currently have 1,500 inmates.
Mr Baba Gana, the Comptroller of Prison in the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.
Gana that the prison service along with other security agencies had put in place security measures against any unforeseen circumstance.
He said that well armed security personnel had been deployed to effectively manage the prisons at Kontagora, Bida, Minna old prison, New Bussa, Agaiye, Lapai, Kagara and Minna new prisons.
Gana said that the prison command would continue to accord attention to health care needs of the inmates.
“We have well equipped clinics and medical personnel comprising of medical doctors, pharmacists and nurses providing quality health care to our inmates,” he said.
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