Prison Inmate at Kirikiri Bags Degree in Theology

 Albert Emmanuel Ajogbor, who is an inmate of Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, has been awarded with a degree in Theology while under incarceration. Ajogbor, was jailed in 2004, but has been one of those who have successfully completed a degree in the prison, on Thursday. The deputy Controller in Charge of the Kirikiri prisons, Mr Seye Odutan said the feat recorded by Ajagbor Emmanuel followed the establishment of a West African Examination Council centre at the facility. However Odutan maintained that the centre was established to facilitate the inmates’ participation in the yearly November/December diet of the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates. The deputy Controller in Charge of the Kirikiri prisons revealed that before now, it was challenging and risky, taking the inmates out to designated centres for the examination, while most inmates wishing to study had no such opportunity. He said, “Now they feel encouraged to enroll in the prison school and subsequently enroll for the examination.“I want to express satisfaction at the various structures and facilities put in place at the facility to enhance teaching and learning.” “The prison is a reformation and rehabilitation centre, not just necessarily a place to keep offenders in custody.“We are aware of the importance of education in the lives of individuals and that includes those in incarceration.”“We are happy to get this place approved as a centre for WAEC organised examination which was flagged off in 2015.“As you can see, in the school itself, we have well-furnished library, stocked with modern books in core subjects as well as computers and its accessories.’’ Also speaking, prison’s welfare officer, Rasheed Ogundare pleaded with the Federal Government to post teachers to prison schools.