President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to provide medical care for inmates in correctional centres across Nigeria.
The approval was announced in a statement by Babatunde Alao, spokesman for the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
Additionally, the minister secured presidential approval for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to post medical doctors to correctional facilities during their service year. This initiative aims to uphold the rights of vulnerable individuals within the system.
