Female prison officer dismissed for smuggling alcohol into prison

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The Nigerian Prisons Service has dismissed a female prison officer for smuggling alcoholic drinks into the Kirikiri prison yard in Lagos.

The dismissal letter signed on behalf of the Controller-General of Prisons by the officer in charge of discipline, DCP Agun Olatunji, stated that the unnamed wardress was found guilty of negative activities which borders on trafficking.

A statement by the Prisons Service Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobore on Tuesday in Abuja, said the wardress’ act contravened the provisions of Sections 14 (i) (a) and Section 82 (n) of Prisons Act Cap P.29 LFN 2004 and is punishable under Sections 14 (i) (g) and Section 83 of same Act.

It  noted that her offence posed a threat  to the security of the prison formation, adding that the officer had been directed to hand over all government properties including her uniform and Service Identification card to the  authority before leaving.

The statement read, “The offence is usually viewed seriously because of its potential threat to security. Cases of inmates making illegal phone calls from their cells, organising jail breaks, having access to weapons, escapes, etc are all traced to trafficking sometimes perpetrated by staff and this has often been a source of embarrassment not only to the Service but the nation at large.

“Such compromising acts no doubt, do not augur well for the security of a custodial institution like the Prisons Service and also put the lives of innocent staff and inmates in serious danger.”