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Some groups have recently raised allegations that food meant for inmates was being diverted to personal use by prison workers in Plateau State, claiming that such diversion was affecting the quality and quantity of food available to the prisoners.

Reacting to the allegations however, Mr Noel Ailewon, Controller, Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service, has rubbished allegations that food meant for the inmates was being diverted by officers and men of the command for personal use.

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“`The allegations are malicious; they are an attempt to drag the good name of the command in the mud,” Ailewon told Newsmen on Sunday in Jos.

He described the allegations as “very strange”, saying they were not only false, but “impossible”’.

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“I do not know whether it used to happen before, but certainly not now, because we have put measures in place to ensure that nothing like that happens.

“We have involved inmates’ representatives in the assessing, weighing and sharing of food.

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“The inmates’ representatives are deeply involved in the whole feeding processes; they check quantity and quality and report their observations on daily basis,” Ailewon said.

He said that the prison service was a corrective agency, adding that its officers were corrective officers trained to ensure that the welfare of prisoners was never compromised.

The prison officer called for public support for the service, and warned officers and men of the command against any form of criminal activities that may be harmful to the service’s image.