Adewale Adebisi, comptroller of corrections, Lagos state command, says 6,800 inmates are awaiting trial in the five correctional facilities in the state.
Adebisi said the five correctional facilities — Ikoyi, Kirikiri (female), Kirikiri (medium), Kirikiri (maximum) and Badagry correctional centres — house a total of 8,000 inmates.
Speaking during a plea bargain session at the Kirikiri maximum correctional centre on Thursday, he noted that some inmates have been standing trial for close to 12 years.
He blamed the high rate of migration into the state for the congestion of…
