Nigeria, March 13 -- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that a total of 3,688 inmates are currently on death row across various correctional facilities in the country.

The Acting Comptroller-General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, disclosed this during his screening before members of the Senate Committee on Interior on Wednesday.

He was nominated earlier in the week as substantive comptroller-general by President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Nwakuche said the number of inmates on death row increased from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025, a situation that shows the challenges of congestion within Nigeria's prison system.

"Inmates on death row are now 3,688 from 3,590 in September 2024," he said.

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