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Rising Crime Rates and Economic Hardships Contribute to Influx of Inmates on Death Row, NCoS Reveals

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that 3,590 inmates are currently on death row across the country’s custodial centers, reflecting an alarming rise in crime rates driven by economic challenges. Among these inmates, 73 are females, signaling an unsettling trend where women, once respected and largely uninvolved in such acts, are increasingly turning to crime as a means of …

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