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State of Nigeria

Kano

Kano, Nigeria has 1 prison or jail and 1 police agency in this atlas. Among them are 1 police station and 1 prison. The atlas lists entries in 33 states of Nigeria, Kano among them. As elsewhere in Nigeria, prisons here are run by the Nigerian Correctional Service. Choose one of 2 local government areas to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Kano, by local government area

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

1Police station
1Prison
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Prisons & jails

1 facility

1 entry
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Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Kano, Nigeria?

The atlas lists 1 prison, jail or detention centre in Kano, Nigeria, including 1 prison.

How many police stations are in Kano, Nigeria?

1 police unit is listed for Kano, Nigeria, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Kano, Nigeria?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Nigeria. Contact the facility or the Nigerian Correctional Service, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Not yet. The facility pages show each address and map location; the agency's own website is the authority for current contact details.

Who runs the prisons in Kano, Nigeria?

Prisons in Nigeria, including those in Kano, are run by the Nigerian Correctional Service.

How is Kano, Nigeria divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Kano, Nigeria by local government area, following official administrative boundaries; 2 local government areas currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the local government area where it is located; Kano Municipal is the largest by number of entries.

Which facilities are listed in Kano, Nigeria?

Prison (Kurmawa Gidan Yari) (police station) and Janguza Prison (prison). Each name links to a page with the address, map and any published phone number.

How do I contact the police in Kano, Nigeria?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 1 police unit here. Open a local government area to see the units in each area.

Which neighbouring areas of Nigeria are covered?

Nigeria has 32 other areas in the atlas; Plateau has the most entries (24), followed by Lagos.

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