Nigeria, March 25 -- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Sylvester Nwakuche as the substantive Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after Mr Nwakuche was cleared by the senators through voice votes at the Committee of the Whole.

The upper chamber approved the appointment after considering the report of its Committee on Interior, presented by its Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.

President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr Nwakuche earlier this month as acting controller-general of the NCoS pending confirmation of the Senate.

His confirmation as substantive controller-general comes barely 24 hours after 12 inmates escaped from the Koton Karfe...