The attention of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Delta State Command has been drawn to a purported online report with above caption by an unreliable source "Warri Aproko II" alleging that officers of the NCoS released inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centres Warri to go for "Omila operation" (suggestive of Robbery Operation) and thereafter return them to the facility.
The Command wishes to emphatically submit that this report making rounds on social media is false, unpatriotic and a vile figment of the imagination of the writer in its entirety, as it is fabricated to truncate the exiting peace in Warri and maliciously drag the name of this reputable institution (NCoS) in the mud.
For the avoidance of doubt, no inmate on Death Row under any guise is allowed to get close to the gatelodge, talk much of going out for robbery operation. Apparently, the writer is utterly ignorant of the modus operandi of the NCoS, hence the malicious report was intended to mislead the general public. Warri Aproko has no office/email address or phone number(s), only a faceless Facebook account where unconfirmed stories are posted. What credibility can come from such?
The Nigerian Correctional Service, Delta State Command implores media outlets to do diligently verify their stories before going to press and members of the public are also advised to disregard the baseless report in its entirety.
The NCoS officers are committed to upholding Justice and ensuring that inmates in our custody are reformed, rehabilitated and properly reintegrated at the expiration of their sentences.
Signed: SC. Allen ILoba ANIPR.
NCoS, Delta State Command
Public Relations Officer.
4th February, 2025.
