JONATHAN SACKS PRISON'S COMPTROLLER-GENERAL AND APPOINTS A NEW ONE

President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Prison Service, Alhaji Aminu Suleh and replaced him with Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu (pictured above). Alhaji Saleh's sack comes five days after the Ekiti state jail break in which over 400 inmates escaped.

Mr Ekpendu who was until his appointment a deputy Comptroller General (Administration) is from Imo state.