Controller General of Nigerian Prison Service (NPS), Dr. Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, has approved the appointment of Mr. Enobore Francis as the new spokesperson of the service.

Francis replaces Mr. Ope Fatinukun, who has been transferred to Ilesha Prison in Osun State as Officer-in-charge.

Mr. Francis enlisted into the Nigerian Prisons Service in December 1991. He had served at Oko Prison, Edo State, before he was transferred to the Headquarters of the Prison Service, where he worked in various directorates.

He joined the Public Relations Division of the service Unit in 2007 and was appointed Cordinator/Script Writer of the weekly TV programme “Behind the Walls” in 2009.

Before his new appointment, he was the Officer-in-Charge of Kafanchan Prison, Kaduna State.

Francis holds a Master’s degree in Crime Management and Prevention and is a member of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations.

His hobbies include reading, lawn tennis and swimming.

•Photo shows Enobore Francis, the new Spokesman of the Nigerian Prison Service.