Eighteen Correctional Inmates Bag Degrees From NOUN

Atleast eighteen correctional inmates have graduated from National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Corrections’ Special Study Centres with various degrees.

The Acting Controller General of Corrections, John Mrabure while congratulating the graduands, charged them to see the educational advancement as an avenue for a brighter future.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the service,Francis Enobore, on Thursday.

Mrabure advised them against anti-social behaviours capable of disrupting their new life.

H said “The Custodial Centres involved in the graduation exercise are Medium Security Custodial Centre Awka, Anambra State 1 inmate; Maximum Security Custodial Centres Enugu, 6 inmates and Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Lagos Stae, 6 inmates. Others are Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje 4 inmates and Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Port Harcourt-Rivers State, 1 inmate.

“A total of 3,000 inmates are currently running different degree Programmes with the NOUN while 50 are undergoing National Certificates in Education (NCE) with Yewa College of Education, Ogun State. Presently the Service has 12 Special Study Centres in different Custodial facilities across the country. “

According to him, In 2014, the best graduating student of NOUN was an inmate in Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Enugu and the feat was repeated in 2018 by another inmate in the same Custodial Centre.

He explained that since inception of the collaboration between the two institutions, a total of 36 inmates have graduated in different fields of study such as Conflict and Peace Resolution, Political Science, Sociology, Guidance and counseling among others.