Prisons officers allege extortion at Kirikiri training school

Officers of the Nigeria Prison Service undergoing a training programme at its institution in Kirikiri, Lagos, have accused officials of the school of extortion in the guise of providing them with uniforms.

About 408 personnel of the rank of Chief Superintendent of Prisons, drawn from commands across the country, are participating in a three-month course on development at the institution, Daily Trust on Sunday gathered.
The programme is due to be concluded on November 15, it was gathered.

Participants, however, alleged that the school had forced each of them to pay N37000 for ceremonial dress, belts and caps, items they claimed to posses.
Daily Trust, November 12, 2017

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