Insecurity: Prisons Boss Harps On Ex-Offenders’ Rehabilitation, Reintegration - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 17, 2019
The Controller-General of Nigeria Prisons Service,Ja’afaru Ahmed has said that reformation, rehabilitation and reintegration ofex-offenders were important means of reducing insecurity in the nation.
Ahmed said that those means could also help themcontribute their quota to national development, adding that it would also helpthem vacate the unemployment market, restoring their sense of self-worth.
He made the remarks while presenting aftercarematerials and trade tools to thirty five ex-offenders who had served theirvarious jail terms.
The Prison Boss noted that re-entry process hadalways been a source of challenge due to the unfriendly disposition of somemembers of the society to ex-convicts.
Ahmed urged the beneficiaries to effectively andefficiently utilise the materials provided by the Federal Governmentgraciously, in order to add value to themselves and their communities.