No fewer than 61 inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kurmawa, Kano State, have completed the memorisation and recitation of the Holy Quran under the Nigerian Correctional Service’s rehabilitation programme.
The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu K/Nassarawa.
According to the statement, the graduating inmates comprised 55 males and six females, who successfully completed the programme through structured religious instruction.
K/Nassarawa said many of the inmates had little or no knowledge of complete Quranic recitation before their admission into the custodial centre.
He explained that the initiative is part of the Service’s rehabilitation and reformation efforts aimed at promoting the moral, educational and spiritual development of inmates to prepare them for successful reintegration into society.
To mark the graduation, the Nigerian Correctional Service, in collaboration with the Chokali Humanitarian Foundation, presented the inmates with welfare packages, including new clothing, mattresses, blankets and financial support.
The Controller of Corrections, Kano State Command, Ahmed Yusuf Lakpene, commended the Controller-General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, for sustaining policies that promote educational, vocational and moral development programmes across custodial centres.
He said the programmes are equipping inmates with the knowledge, skills and values needed to become responsible and productive citizens after serving their jail terms.
Also speaking, the Officer-in-Charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kurmawa, DCC Ibrahim Isah Rambo, thanked the Kano State Command and the Chokali Humanitarian Foundation for supporting the initiative.
The event featured special prayers led by the Custodial Chaplain, DSC Mohammed Alkanawy, and the Chief Imam, Imam Nasiru Abdu, while the District Head and Dan Ruwatan Kano, Ibrahim Ado Bayero, presented certificates to the 61 graduating inmates.
