Tinubu seeks amendment to prisoner-transfer law to enable convicts to serve sentences at home

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to amend Nigeria’s prisoner-transfer law to enable Nigerians convicted in foreign countries to serve their sentences at home, including under agreements with countries outside the Commonwealth.
The proposed amendment would also allow foreign nationals convicted in Nigeria to be transferred to their home countries to serve their sentences, subject to the terms of applicable agreements.
Tinubu’s request is contained in the Transfer of Convicted Offenders (Enactment and Enforcement) Amendment Bill, 2026, transmitted to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for legislative consideration.
The president’s letter was r...