Feb 23, 2025 · President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres, also known as prisons, from urban areas across the country. National Pilot gathered that Ilorin prison, Oke-kura is among those approved for relocation.

Mar 27, 2017 · Residents of Oke-Kura in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have demanded the relocation of the Nigerian Prison located in the area over issues relating to health hazard,...

Mar 3, 2025 · Oke-Kura and Mandala custodial centres are currently overcrowded, with Kwara State indigenes making up 80 per cent of the inmates.

Mar 4, 2025 · The Controller of Corrections Kwara State Command Famuwagun Oyeniran has suggested the relocation of the Custodial Centre, Oke Kura, Ilorin to a more convenient and spacious location saying the facility has been choked up.

Feb 12, 2025 · Famuwagun Oyediran, the new controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS, in Kwara State, has raised concerns about the current location of the Oke-Kura Custodial Centre in Ilorin, the...

Apr 5, 2017 · The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, says he is making moves to ensure the actualisation of the proposed plans to relocate the prison located at the Oke-kura area of Ilorin, the state...

Apr 17, 2022 · This article investigates prison correctional rehabilitation for inmate empowerment at Oke Kura prison. The study investigated the effect of rehabilitation programs on prisoners and ex-offenders in terms of empowerment and recidivism, and the greatest advantages gained by inmates were in the areas of improved literacy skills, correctional and ...

Data was derived from the Nigeria Prisons, Oke-Kura, situated in Ilorin metropolis. There were 11 short term prisoners in Nigeria Prisons Oke-kura during the time of this study.

Mar 25, 2017 · House of Representatives Committee on Army has expressed concern over the state of Federal Prison in Oke Kura Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, during an oversight visit, saying something must be done urgently about it.

Sep 18, 2024 · The Kwara State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, have granted freedom to three inmates following a visit to the Old Ilorin and New Custodial Centres at Oke-Kura and Mandala, respectively, on Tuesday.