Nigeria Prison Service: Their History And Key Functions In Nigeria

The Nigeria Prison Service brought about the origin of contemporary Prisons Service in Nigeria in 1861. That was the year conceptually, Western-type jail was established in Nigeria. The declaration of Lagos city as a colony in 1861 marked the start of the establishment of formal machinery of governance. At this stage the preoccupation of the colonial government was to guard legitimate trade, guarantee the profit of British merchants additionally as guarantee … Read more