The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed as false reports that Ayomide Adeleye, an awaiting trial inmate accused of kidnapping and murder, has been released from custody.
In a statement issued on Monday, the NCoS Public Relations Officer, Deputy Controller of Corrections Umar Abubakar, confirmed that Adeleye, 23, is still being held at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos.
Abubakar explained that Adeleye, who has Custody Number S-1995/24, was remanded on September 26, 2024, for the murder of Christianah Idowu, a 300-Level student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and the offence of kidnapping.
Adeleye was subsequently brought to court on December 16, 2024, where the magistrate ordered that he remain in custody while awaiting advice from the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Abubakar emphasized that the inmate is still in NCoS custody at the MSCC in Lagos, as per the court’s directive, countering the misleading claims circulating.
He also clarified that another inmate with a similar name, who was admitted to the MSCC on March 6, 2024, for a theft offence, had been discharged by court order on April 14, 2024.
Abubakar condemned the erroneous reports, attributing them to irresponsible journalism and urging the public to disregard them.
He stressed that these reports were designed to tarnish the reputation of the NCoS.
Adeleye, a 200-Level Philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ogun State, had confessed in early September to the murder of Christianah Idowu.
