The authenticity of Alfijir Online’s explosive investigative report of September 18th, 2025, detailing alleged sexual abuse, drug trafficking, and proliferation of illegal mobile phones at the Potiskum Medium Security Custodial Centre in Yobe State, has now been officially confirmed by decisive administrative action within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
In the immediate aftermath of the report, three senior officials at the facility have been suspended to allow for an unhindered, full-scale investigation into the damning allegations. Those affected include A.S.C. Sani Saleh Badejo, the Keeper of the House; I.C. Shaba Auta, the Female Wardress; and A.C.C. Ibrahim Tafida, the Officer-in-Charge of the Potiskum Custodial Centre. The suspensions mark the strongest institutional response so far to the scandal that has shaken public confidence.
Sources within the service confirmed that the suspensions followed an aggressive on-the-spot probe reportedly led by the Assistant Controller General (ACG) in charge of the North-East Zone sequel to Alfijir’s explosives on September, and as such during which illicit drugs, illegal communication devices, and other prohibited items were allegedly recovered from within the facility. The discovery of a pregnant female inmate during the inspection intensified pressure on authorities and accelerated disciplinary action.
The development effectively validates Alfijir’s exclusive findings, which had earlier raised alarm over unauthorized access to female inmates by male inmates and staff, widespread drug abuse, and a culture of silence allegedly sustained by internal negligence. What was initially dismissed in some quarters as mere allegations has now translated into concrete administrative sanctions.
As investigations continue, civil society groups and rights advocates are hailing the suspensions as a critical first step, while insisting that accountability must go beyond temporary removal from office.
With national attention firmly fixed on Potiskum, the unfolding response is being seen as a defining test of whether Nigeria’s correctional system is ready to confront abuse head-on—or risk another scandal fading into silence.
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