Woman caught smuggling alcohol disguised as bottled water to inmate in Ogun

Operatives of the Ibara Custodial Centre successful Abeokuta on Saturday intercepted a woman, Shobowale Balikis, portion attempting to smuggle intoxicant disguised successful a bottled-water battalion to an inmate.

The fishy was arrested astatine astir 3:50 p.m. aft officers detected ethanol concealed arsenic drinking h2o during a regular search.

Confirming the incidental to DAILY POST, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Command, Odukoya Olayinka, said the swift enactment of correctional officers ensured that the illicit substance was detected earlier it could scope the inmate population.

Olayinka disclosed that the fishy had since been handed implicit to the Nigerian Police for further probe and prosecution.

“At astir 15:50 hours today, 26th September 2026, vigilant officials astatine the Ibara Custodial Centre intercepted a woman, identified arsenic Shobowale Balikis, successful an effort to smuggle contraband into the facility.

“She was caught concealing ethanol wrong a bottled-water pack, disguising it arsenic drinking h2o intended for an inmate,” helium said.

The PRO quoted the Controller of Corrections, Ogun State Command, Abioye Kamoru Adesina, arsenic reiterating the Service’s zero-tolerance argumentation connected smuggling into custodial centres.

Adesina said the interception demonstrated the determination of the Service to support inmates...