In an apparent move to forestall any possible security breaches in Correctional facilities across the State,the Controller of Correction in Niger State CC Ogunleye Seyi Oladipupo, has placed all Custodial facilities on red alert.
The action was in response to the warning forwarded to some security forces early last week that some group of armed men believed to be bandits are planning to launch an offensive assault on some selected Custodial facilities across the country which include Niger State.
Custodial facilities in Minna, Kontagora, Newbussa, Bida, Kagara, Lapai and Agaie have been beefed up with joint Security forces, aimed at forestalling any possible breakdown of law and order in those facilities.
Some unknown gunmen have raised a strong worded warning to some security prone state, including Niger State, that in some few weeks from last week, they will carry out a deadly onslaught across all the Custodial centres in the State which will result in jailbreak.
Following the warning, the Niger State Controller of the Correction, CC Ogunleye Seyi Oladipupo, swiftly took proactive measures to heightened up full security towards the security of all the facilities across the against any unforeseen security breach.
CC Seyi Ogunleye who assumed duty in Niger State Command of the Correction on the 15th, of April,2026 as the 28th State Controller of Correctional, early last week embarked on a familiarization visit to Custodial Centres in the state.
During his visit to the two Custodial Facilities in Minna,the Niger State capital he charged officers of the two Custodial facilities to be watchful and be at alert to be proactive to safeguard the facilities from any unforeseen security breach.
In an interview with this reporter in Minna,the Command Public Relation Officer (PRO) Mallam Rabiu Shuaibu Mohammed CSC confirmed that the Command “is aware of the threat from some unknown group of people that they are preparing to launch their attack on our Custodial facilities in Niger State”
He stated that the command will not take any chance adding that a measure has been taken to forestall any possible breach of peace and security across Custodial facilities in the state.
“ Yes we are aware of the threat to our Custodial facilities in the State. The State Controller,CC Ogunleye Seyi Oladipupo, has already put all the heads of the facilities on red alert.
“ We are not taking any chances. We have already directed all our heads of Correctional facilities to beef up security across all our Custodial centres in Niger State.
“This is not the best moment for the Command. And we have already taken an appropriate measure to forestall any possible break down of peace in our dear state
“ Our other sister security forces have joined forces with us to safeguard our facilities in the state. Like I said,we are not taking any chance at all” he asserted.
