Governor Nasiru El-Rufa'i of Kaduna State, said on Saturday, June 13, that the state government will rehabilitate the Zaria Prison at a cost of N24 millon.
He stated this in Zaria during an inspection visit to the prison.
Some aggrieved inmates of the prison on May 28 set part of the prison ablaze during a riot, while two inmates escaped.
El-Rufa'i said the amount will be used to rehabilitate the affected areas, and advised the Nigeria Prisons Service to contact the Kaduna State Ministry of Works, on how to go about the project.
The governor promised to pay similar visit to other prisons across the state as well as state ministries.
Responding, the Comptroller of Prisons in Kaduna State, Alhaji Abubakar Garba, appreciated the governor for what he described as humanitarian intervention.
He observed that the renovation, if completed, would give the entire prison a new look, apart from improving its level of security.
NAN reports that El-Rufa'i also visited Zaria Water Project to ascertain level of completion.
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