The Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kurmawa, has graduated 38 inmates who sat for the 2023 NECO Examination and National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies examination.
This was contained in a statement issued by Command’s spokesperson Musbahu Lawan Kofar Nassarawa on Wednesday.
The statement said this is giving rebranding and repositioning their lives to become productive to the larger society and to make the nation proud after serving their terms, in line with the Correctional Service Act 2019.
The Controller said that the Nigerian Correctional Service of today is quite different from the Nigerian Prisons Service of Yesterday.
“This is because of the opportunity given to the inmates to pursue education.
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“I hereby call on the graduates to leverage the opportunity given them to transform themselves into better citizens.
“I also charged them to build on the acquired knowledge and further your education up to university level which is also possible in this custodial center,” the Controller said.
In a remark, the Commissioner for Education Kano state, Haruna Doguwa, appreciated the state government for its support and pledged commitment to ensure it supports and pays examination fees to the Inmates.
He also appreciates the service to enhance the effective reformation of offenders.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony held inside the facility, the Controller of Corrections Kano state command, Suleiman M. Inuwa appreciated the Controller General of Corrections for providing the enabling environment necessary for imparting knowledge to the inmates of Custodial Centers and preparing them for a better future.
