President Muhammadu Buhari has
approved the appointment of Mr Ahmed Ja’afaru as the new Controller-General of
the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS).
This is contained in a statement
signed by Mr Bassey Akpanyung, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, which
was made available on Tuesday in Abuja. Until his appointment, Ja’afaru was an
Assistant Controller General of Prisons and was serving at the Prisons
Headquarters in Abuja.
NAN reports that Ja’afaru replaces
Dr Peter Ekpendu who retired from service on May 17, 2016 after the mandatory
35 years in service. The statement said that Ja’afaru’s appointment took effect
from May 17, 2016, the day Ekpendu retired from service.
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