Jane Osuji, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, has been appointed as the new Service Public Relations Officer by the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) with immediate effect.
A statement issued in Abuja by the Deputy Controller-General of Corrections, Human Resources, Ado Sale, conveyed the appointment, noting that it follows the retirement of the immediate past Public Relations Officer, Deputy Controller of Corrections Umar Abubakar, on 19th November 2025.
According to the statement, CSC Jane Osuji hails from the Owerri–North Local Government Area of Imo State. She holds a BSc in Public Relations and Advertising from Lagos State University and a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.
She 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. She makes history as the first female Service Public Relations Officer of the NCoS.
The spokesperson has also attended numerous specialised courses, including the Internal Security/Low Intensity Conflict Operations Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. She has had a remarkable tour of duty, serving in the following capacities: Assistant Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command; FCT Command Public Relations Officer; and later at the National Headquarters as the Assistant National Public Relations Officer, serving under four Controllers-General.
She also worked extensively as Press Secretary to three Honourable Ministers of Interior from 2015 to 2023.
The statement explained, “Until her appointment as the Service Public Relations Officer, CSC Jane Osuji was a staff member of the Public Relations Unit at the Service Headquarters, Abuja. She is happily married with children.”
