NCoS Debunks Report Of Bomb Explosion At Maiduguri Custodial Centre

By Bukar BOLORI

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 has been drawn to an online report of a purported bomb explosion in Maiduguri Custodial Centre.

The report is not true and 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 outfit 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, likely a bomb, was lobbed into Okah’s cell through the open window bars.

The report further claimed that eyewitnesses said heavy smoke billowing from the cell, where Okah has been confined since March 16, 2025.