Drug offences are leading cause of custody in Oyo, correctional service says
The Nigerian Correctional Service says drug-related offences account for the largest share of inmates in custody at its custodial centres across Oyo State. The supplied report does not give a number of affected inmates, identify the centres involved or provide a breakdown of other alleged offences.
Drug-related offences are the main reason inmates are being held in custodial centres across Oyo State, according to the Nigerian Correctional Service. The service’s statement identifies drug offences as the leading category among people in custody in the state. It does not, in the available material, provide the total number of inmates held in Oyo or say how many are accused or convicted in drug-related cases.
The report also does not specify the individual custodial centres covered by the assessment. No breakdown is provided for other offences, and the source material does not distinguish between people awaiting trial and those serving sentences. The information highlights the prominence of drug-related cases in Oyo’s custodial system, but offers no further explanation for the pattern.
It does not name particular substances, describe alleged trafficking networks or give details of enforcement operations. The finding was attributed to the Nigerian Correctional Service in a report by Punch Nigeria. Further figures would be needed to establish the scale of drug-related custody in the state or compare it with other offence categories.
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