Awaiting Trial inmate in
Awaiting Trial inmate in Prison
NPS Registers 35 Prison Inmates for NECO Exam in
Ogun
The Nigerian Prisons Service NPS, Ogun State Command has
registered 35 inmates drawn from three of the six prisons in the
state for 2018 National Examination Council (NECO)
The inmates who are registered to sit for subjects in Arts,
Sciences and Commercials are 8 from Ilaro Prison, 5 from Ijebu Ode
Prison while 22 are from Old Abeokuta Prison Ibara.
It is heart warming to note that this registration is the maiden
one after the recent NECO approval of Old Abeokuta Prison Ibara as
the centre for the state Command. The approval is made possible
through unrelenting efforts of the welfare officer of the Old
Abeokuta Prison Ibara, ASP Abdulhakeem Awesu who is also the
education coordinator of the prison.
Recall that 21 inmates of the prison were on 29th June, 2018
enrolled to study various tuition free courses in the National Open
University of Nigeria (NOUN). Sixty four( 64 ) inmates were on June
2nd, 2018 awarded vocational certificates while sixty nine (69 )of
them successfully completed NCE program last year.
These success stories were made possible with the support of the
religious bodies and well meaning individuals. Appeal has gone out
to others to emulate these laudable gesture in assisting to reshape
the minds of the prison inmates.
The examination shall commence on the 15th November, 2018
VICTOR OYELEKE,
CPRO OGUN COMMAND