The Women wing of the Anglican Church, Kano State chapter, has donated food and other gift items to inmates of Goron Dutse Medium Security Custodial Centre in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the items include
toiletries, clothing, buckets, and food items.
Mrs Edna Ezike, the chairperson, All Anglican Women, while presenting the items to the inmates, said the gesture was to promote their well being.
Ezike urged the inmates to see their incarceration as an opportunity for self-reflection and change, hence be good ambassadors when they come out of prison.
She advised the inmates not to go back to their old ways and imbibe the fear of God and take advantage of the rehabilitation and reintegration programmes in the centre to enable them acquire life-changing skills and behaviours.
“Endeavour to utilise the skills available at the centre, we want to assure you that we are interested in your wellbeing. These items are donated to help in improving your living conditions,”she said.
Ezike said that they had been visiting prisons in the last three years to encourage and support them in the little ways they could as well as give them advice.
The chairperson called on parents, guardians and general public to train their wards in the way of the Lord to ensure a crime free society.
She said tha prison was not a good place to be, especially when it involved the issue of youths, being future leaders and backbone of their various families.
Ejike called on philanthropists to endeavour to visit the inmates, support and make provisions for them with necessities to give them a sense of belonging.
Receiving the items on behalf of the management of the Correctional Centre, a staff who pleaded not to be named, described the gesture as timely and well-intended.
“This gesture is well appreciated by us, these items will greatly support the welfare of the inmates in this facility. We thank you immensely, ’’ he said. (NAN)
