The management of the Nigerian Prisons Service(NPS) has dismissed a prison officer for trafficking illicit drugs in the prison yard.

The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr Francis Enorbore, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Enorbore named the affected officer as Prison Assistant 1, Umar Adamu, NAN reports.

He said that the Controller General of Prisons, (CGP) Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, had approved the recommendations of the Zone ‘C’ disciplinary committee for the officer’s dismissal.
The statement read, “This followed the recommendation of the Zonal Disciplinary Committee that found the officer guilty of secreting illicit items such as Indian hemp (cannabis) and other intoxicants into the prison for inmates.



The statement read, “This followed the recommendation of the Zonal Disciplinary Committee that found the officer guilty of secreting illicit items such as Indian hemp (cannabis) and other intoxicants into the prison for inmates.

“This is part of a concerted effort by the administration to continue to maintain discipline and ensure that mal-adjusted inmates in Prison custody are only handled by those with the required rectitude to do so.’’

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