…..Official blames contractor for supply
The Correctional Centre in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, has experienced a protest on Friday due to nationwide economic difficulties.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA gathered that the inmates voiced their displeasure over the proposed reduction in their food supply.
The head of the Jos Correctional Centre, Raphael Ibinuhi, verified that the inmates staged a protest.
He said, “The problem has to do with the high cost of goods in the market. The contractor in charge of the foods said they are being forced by the price of food items to reduce the size of the plate of foods.
“So, it is the food size that provoked the protest. I don’t think the protest is necessary because the food challenge and the cost of items is a national issues that the federal government is already addressing. And I want to believe that since it is a national issue, whatever step taken by the federal government to address it will be felt everywhere in the country including the Correctional centers.”
