Goodluck Sacks Controller General of Prisons

Emeka Ibemere
Following the serial jail-breaks in the last few weeks, and the prison’s authority to put to an end to it, President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, sacks the former Controller General Alhaji Aminu Suleh, and approved the appointment of a new Controller General of Prisons. He is Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, mni. Statement from the Nigeria Prison Service, NPS, Ope Fatinikun,
Prisons Public Relations officer said the new Controller General of Prisons, hails from Ibeku Okwuato in Mbaise Local Government area of Imo state.
According to Ope, he had his Primary school Education at St Patrick's school Ibeku, Okwuato in Aboh Mbaise LGA, while his Secondary School education was at Mbaise Secondary School, Aboh Mbaise; he had his Teachers' Training College Education at Azaraegbelu Teachers' Training College Emekuku, Owerri.
“His tertiary Education was at University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained his Bsc (Hons) in 1981, MED in 1984 and PHD in 1988.
Before his present appointment as the CG, he held various positions in the prisons”, Ope added. “He was Deputy Commandant Prisons Training, College, Lagos-1991-1994, he was officer-in-Charge of Umuahia-1995-1996 and an Officer in charge' Owerri Prisons-1997-1998.
Also, he held the post of DCP Training, Prisons Headquarters 1999,
 Controller of Prisons Pension, Prisons headquarters in 2000
and Controller of Prisons of Enugu-2001-2003. Again, he was in
Imo State in 2003-2005 and Delta state 2006.
“In 2007, he attended the Prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies (NIPSS) Kuru Jos. He was an Assistant Controller General of Prisons (Operations) Prisons Headquarters in 2008,
Zonal Coordinator Zone D, Minna- 2009-2010, Deputy Controller General (ITP)-2011, and Deputy Controller General (Administration), Prisons Headquarters 2012 before his preset appointment”.
Ope Fatinikun, Prisons Public Relations officer stated.