Nigeria · Statistic
Inmates released
Justice & Security · Source: NCoS via NBS · annual
International comparability — CSA: Governance · ICCS (International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes)Number of inmates released from Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) custody, by sex and by month, reported annually, 2017-2025. Source: Statistics Unit, NCoS.
Observations
333
2017 – Q2 2025
Coverage
Nigeria
national
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Displayed series · 9 annual periods · 2017 – Q2 202513 month3 sex
Inmates released — month=April·sex=Female was 641 in Q2 2025, against 648 in 2017 — 9 annual periods.
Latest
641
Q2 2025
Minimum
49
2020
Maximum
832
2018
Range
49 – 832
lowest – highest observed
Periods
9
published points
| Period | month=April·sex=FemaleNumber |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 641 |
| 2024 | 792 |
| 2023 | 446 |
| 2022 | 543 |
| 2021 | 259 |
| 2020 | 49 |
| 2019 | 660 |
| 2018 | 832 |
| 2017 | 648 |
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Source document
Last updated 13 August 2026
- Table Inmates Released by Gender
Inmates released · Statistics Unit, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)
Source and citation
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- Originator
- Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)
- Publisher
- National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
- Publication
- Nigerian Correctional Service Report
- Printed source caption
- Statistics Unit, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)
- Publication reference
- NGA-NBS-NCOS
- Catalog record
- Catalog 177
"Inmates released", NCoS via NBS, Nigerian Correctional Service Report, ref. NGA-NBS-NCOS. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-jsec-ncos-inmates-released-nga. Primary source: https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/177/download/1333/Nigerian_Correctional_Service_Report_2017_Q2_2025.zip.
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Source: NCoS via NBS. Source publication: Nigerian Correctional Service Report. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism; Q2 2025.