The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Thursday appealed to the Enugu government, groups and philanthropists for vehicles to transport prisoners in the state.

Its Controller of Corrections in Enugu, Nicholas Obiako, says “Vehicular logistics is a major challenge to the Command.”

“We needed more vehicles to convey inmates from the custodian centres to various courts in the state each morning and back to the custodian centres.

“The Command needs two additional buses at the Enugu custodian centre; one at Nsukka; one at Oji River and one at the NCoS farm centre in Ezeagu,” Mr Obiako said.

He said the NCoS headquarters had “done much in providing vehicular logistics, but it is not enough to take care of the daily logistic demands of the Command.”

The controller said he was appealing to the state government, organisations, groups and philanthropists to “come to our aid on vehicular logistics.”

Mr Obiako, who also doubles as the Commander of NCoS, Enugu State Command, stressed that the Command needed at least five buses to take care of its daily vehicular logistics.

(NAN)