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Ekpendu, Prison Controller, Redeployed Over Beauty Pageant
Following the outcry caused by the beauty contest held in the female sector of Nigerian prisons Kirikiri, Lagos, where murder suspect Chidinma Ojukwu was crowned Miss Cell 2022, the facility's controller, Mrs Lizzie Ekpendu, has been redeployed.
On March 8, 2022, Ojukwu, the suspected murder suspect of Super TV's Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, was crowned 'Miss Cell 2022' at a beauty contest organized by the prison officials to honor International Women's Day.
The event elicited varied reactions across the country, with some stating that the pageant was improper for a murder suspect, while others claimed that the prison authorities had the right to hold the pageant for all convicts.
Although the prison officials justified the conduct, Vanguard exclusively learned that Mrs Ekpendu, the comptroller of female prisons, was redeployed last week as a result of the incident. Mrs Ekpendu was redeployed to the Lagos Command Headquarters in Alagbon, Ikoyi, according to a source who did not want his name used since he was not formally authorized to talk on the topic.
"I can certify that Mrs Ekpendu, the Comptroller of Kirikiri Female Prison, has been sent to the Lagos Command Headquarters in Ikoyi." Another senior female officer has taken her position."
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