An official of the Ikoyi Prisons, Olanrewaju Bamidele, on Tuesday described as excellent the performance of inmates who wrote the just concluded 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Mr. Bamidele, a Deputy Controller of Prisons in-charge of Ikoyi Prisons, said in Lagos that 14 inmates wrote the JAMB’s Computer Based Test on May 19. According to him, 11 of the 14 inmates scored 150 and above, while two others had 148, while the remaining candidate scored 147. “I am indeed happy with the performance of the inmates. In fact, it shows that if given an equal opportunity, the sky will be their limit. “This performance is indeed an excellent and encouraging performance, going by the circumstance under which they enrolled, prepared and sat for the examination. “It may also be of interest to know that the inmates were attempting this examination on the CBT platform for the first time. “Of this number too, only about three or four of them are convicted, while the rest others are awaiting trial on account of one offence or the other. “And with what they have done, I believe they have a lot to offer and must be encouraged to help reform them further, and get them integrated into the society to start a new life,” he said. Mr. Bamidele, however, appealed with the Federal Government to consider granting the inmates amnesty, to enable them to further their education. He said that before now, the public perception was that nothing good could ever come from the prisons. According to him, prisons are reformation centres where character and spiritual training programmes are carried out. He noted that aside from the normal education, skills acquisition had been a major way of empowering the inmates in preparation for a better future.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:53:00 +0000
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