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Obizue takes over as new controller of NCoS in Enugu

Mr Obizue took over from the assistant controller-general, Prisca Oku, who is now the new zonal coordinator of NCoS, Zone M, Enugu.

• August 22, 2025
Prison officials
Prison officials

Valins Obizue has taken over as the new controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service in Enugu, urging personnel to rededicate themselves to their duties.

Mr Obizue took over from the assistant controller-general, Prisca Oku, who is now the new zonal coordinator of NCoS, Zone M, Enugu.

Obizue urged the personnel to put in their best to ensure optimal delivery of NCoS mandates.

“I have worked with some of you before now, and I know you are disciplined, and most of you know the job and what to do at every moment.

“We will work together in harmony and make the command a positive reference point.

“Again, I will uphold all outstanding standards and legacies achieved by my predecessors in the command,” Mr Obizue said.

Earlier, Ms Oku said that her four months in charge of the command had an impact on the inmates, especially regarding their welfare and healthcare.

She noted that the command had been able to garner the state government’s attention in the ongoing plan to enrol inmates in its state’s healthcare coverage, among other welfare interventions.

“I will urge the personnel to extend the same cooperation given to me to the new controller and ensure that the rating of the command continues to be high,” she said.

(NAN)

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