‘It’s Treasonable’: Minister Decries Prison Officials’ Alleged Collusion With Terrorists… 

The Federal Government has vowed to probe allegations of prison officials colluding with terrorists in the North-Eastern part of the country, saying the accusations are “despicable”.

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, had accused some officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) of conniving with inmates to finance the operations of terrorists.

About a week after the claims, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, described them as “treasonable”.

“It is treasonable as far as I am concerned. You cannot be an officer of government and you swore an oath to protect the integrity of this country and compromise it by conniving with terrorists. That will be despicable and unacceptable,” he said

The minister also highlighted the government’s efforts in decongesting the prisons nationwide, saying the daily cost of inmates is N3 million.

With 80,804 inmates in 253 custodial facilities, Tunji-Ojo stated that feeding the inmates takes a chunk of money from the Federal Government’s purse.