The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described as untrue the reported incident of bomb explosion at the Maiduguri Custodial Centre.
The Public Relations Officer of NCoS, Umar Abubakar, a Deputy Controller of Corrections, in a statement on Monday said the attention of the Nigerian Correctional Service had been drawn to an online report of a purported bomb explosion in Maiduguri Custodial Centre.
He said the report was not true, stressing that it was misleading “as the situation at the custodial centre is calm and stable.”
He added that: “The inmates are continuing their treatment regime of rehabilitation programmes without disruption. No security breach at any of our Custodial centres across the country.
“The fake report should be disregarded.”
An online news platform had reported that explosion rocked the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MaSCC) in Maiduguri on Sunday night, April 20, 2025, around 9 pm, sparking a fire in the solitary confinement cell where Charles Okah, a prominent detainee, has been held since mid-March.
The report claimed that initial reports from within the prison stated that an object, suspected to be a bomb, was lobbed into Okah’s cell through the open window bars.
The report further claimed that witnesses said heavy smoke billowed from the cell, where Okah has been confined since March 16, 2025.
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