Jailbreaks: Ministry of Interior Set to Install Cameras in Prisons

 

In a bid to check the hign number of jailbreaks in the country, the Federal Ministry of Interior on Thursday,  said it would soon install surveillance cameras in prisons.

 

The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji, made this revelation while fielding questions from State House correspondents after briefing President Buhari on the activities of the ministry.

 

He said the cameras would aid in monitoring unusual movement of prisoners or those who might want to cause social discontent in the prisons. However, he also lamented that the prison service was experiencing acute shortage of personnel and stressed the need for the employment of more staff.

 

Magaji disclosed that President Buhari was also briefed on the challenges being faced by the ministry in manning the over 1,900 illegal routes across the nation’s borders. He said the President had pledged to look into the various problems facing the ministry.