President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Nigeria Correctional Services Bill which repeals the Nigeria Prisons Service, changing the name to Nigeria Correctional Service.
Mr. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters to President Buhari, told journalists that the Nigeria Correctional Service consists of two faculties: the Custodial and Non- Custodial Service.
According to him, the non-custodial is intended for reformation allowing for community services as punishment so not every offence would attract a prison sentence.
