‘Criminals should not sustain injuries,’ Aregbesola reiterates shoot-to-kill order to prison guards

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has reiterated his directive to guards at correctional centres on the killing of criminals planning attacks on the facilities.

The minister first gave the directive in January.

The directive followed reports on attacks on correctional centres by terrorists and other criminals in the country.

He reiterated the directive during the unveiling of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) logo and uniforms on Monday in Abuja.

He noted that only personnel who can shoot to kill criminals would be deployed to guard custodial facilities in the country.

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Aregbesolaalso rewarded 25 prison personnel who reportedly repelled a bandits’ attack on a custodial facility in Niger State.

He said: “Rifles are not for play, they are meant to kill criminals. Any officer that cannot shoot to kill, any lilly-liver officer that cannot shoot on the head should be trained or replaced.

“Criminals should not sustain injuries. Those people who cannot shoot to kill, if you don’t want to dismiss them, redeploy them to female prisons.

“People who will be in maximum and medium custodial centres must be tough. We have had too many embarrassing attacks and we must put a stop to it.”

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