Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) on Tuesday lamented how lack of funds is impairing its treatment of inmates.

The NCoS said specifically that paucity of funds has undercut its services to female inmates, death row inmates and inmates with mental and physical disabilities.

This came up on Tuesday during the second day of the third phase of its public hearing of the independent investigative panel on the alleged corruption and abuse of power, torture, cruel, inhumane in the NCoS.

During the hearing, the panel called on the representatives of the custodial centres to discuss how women in custody, inmates on death row and those with physical and mental disabilities were treated.

PREMIUM TIMES reported Monday's h...