The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reviews alleging that feminine inmates on the Medium Safety Custodial Centre, Suleja, are being left with out sanitary pads and different important menstrual hygiene objects.
In an announcement issued on Sunday, Sampson Duza, Command’s Public Relations Officer, described the claims as “false, deceptive, and fully indifferent from the fact on floor.”
In response to the assertion, the NCoS stays dedicated to the welfare of all inmates beneath its supervision, stressing that the company gives sanitary pads and hygiene kits to feminine inmates for gratis.
He added that distribution is carried out month-to-month and documented within the inmates’ welfare registers in step with worldwide greatest practices.
“Custodial centres have designated healthcare models staffed with certified nurses and medical doctors who attend to the medical wants of feminine inmates, together with menstrual-related points.
“Consultations, medicines, and referrals to close by hospitals when mandatory, are supplied freed from cost”, the assertion learn.
The Command additionally highlighted ongoing collaborations with growth companions, civil society organisations, and faith-based teams that routinely help feminine inmates via donations of sanitary merchandise and menstrual hygiene sensitisation.
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It famous that the latest donation of sanitary pads by the Nigerian Medical Affiliation (NMA) additional demonstrates the effectiveness of those partnerships.
Reaffirming its dedication to humane therapy, the FCT Command stated its operations align with the Nigerian Structure, the Nelson Mandela Guidelines, and the United Nations Normal Minimal Guidelines for the Therapy of Prisoners.
“The welfare and dignity of inmates stay on the core of our mandate. We are going to proceed to uphold the best requirements of care and transparency in all our custodial practices”, the Command said.
