The Nigerian Correctional Service has built up several controversy discussions after opening a magnificent hotel amid the dilapidating conditions of correctional facilities in the country.
The Service on its official Facebook page Monday 13th of May showcased the completion of ‘COCOS Hotel and Gardens’ with photos of the magnificent twin structures of the facility and its different sections.
The buildings and other structures were painted in the colours of the Nigerian Correctional Service. NCoS, however, did not mention the location of the hotel and its modus operandi.
The 105-room hotel said to be an investment of the Correctional Service Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society, was inaugurated by the immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in 2021.
This comes when many correctional facilities are reported to have fallen short of the best standard.
Inmates are said to be held in dilapidated, overcrowded cells, leading to hazardous living conditions.
