The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) appointed Chief Superintendent of Corrections (CSC) Jane Osuji as its new Public Relations Officer and its first female spokesperson.
This development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Deputy Controller-General of Corrections, Ado Sale, on behalf of the Controller-General (CG) of NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, who confirmed that the appointment takes immediate effect.
Osuji from Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State holds a BSc in Public Relations and Advertising from Lagos State University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The statement said, “The new spokesperson, who makes history as the first female Service Public Relations Officer of the NCoS, was enlisted into the Nigerian Prisons Service in 2009 as an Assistant Superintendent of Prisons II (as it was then called) and has attended all the requisite courses required for her rank.
“CSC Osuji has had a remarkable tour of duty, having served in the following capacities: Assistant Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, and FCT Command Public Relations Officer before her posting to the National Headquarters as the Assistant National Public Relations Officer at the time, and served under four Controllers-General.
“The Spokesperson also worked extensively as Press Secretary to three Honourable Ministers of Interior from 2015 to 2023.”