NCoS Partners Yakubu Gowon University on Inmate Rehabilitation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced plans to collaborate with Yakubu Gowon University to expand education and vocational training opportunities for inmates. The partnership was discussed on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the FCT Controller of Corrections, Christopher Jen, to the university’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Adamu Matthew. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the NCoS spokesperson, Adamu Duza, Jen highlighted the need to engage inmates in meaningful learning and skill acquisition programs to aid their rehabilitation and reintegration. “We want to ensure that our inmates are kept busy and acquire skills that will enable us to sleep with our two eyes closed when they are discharged,” Jen said. He specifically urged the university to extend its Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes to custodial centres, enabling inmates to pursue […]