Mr Tunji-Ojo said decongesting the prisons would help alleviate the suffering of the inmates.
The service said this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, on Wednesday.
In one payslip obtained by Peoples Gazette, an officer who received N102,616.12 in May 2023 salaries was left with only N5,754.83 after a litany of deductions by lenders.
The Zamfara police command’s spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, said that the prevailing security challenges necessitated the visit.
The presidential committee on Correctional Centres Reform and Decongestion was in Kano for an on-the-spot assessment.
