The head of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in the Federal Capital Territory, Christopher Jen, has promised reforms to improve staff welfare and widen rehabilitation opportunities for inmates under his command.
Jen gave the assurance during a familiarisation tour of custodial facilities in the FCT, which included Kuje and Suleja Medium Security Centres, the Dukpa Model Farm, the Juvenile Violent Extremist Offender Deradicalisation Centre, and other rehabilitation units.
In a statement, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Samson Duza, said the new controller emphasised that his leadership would focus on professionalism, security, and the humanitarian dimension of correctional work.
“Our role is not just to enforce custody but to reform lives. I urge staff to remain humane and professional, free from corruption, while ensuring security,” Jen said.
He assured inmates that more vocational training schemes would be introduced, alongside efforts to revive programmes that had become inactive. “These skills will equip you to become self-reliant and law-abiding when you return to society,” he told them.
Jen reaffirmed that ethical conduct and effective rehabilitation remain central to correctional service delivery, adding that his administration would work to make custodial centres more rehabilitative than punitive.
