The Kano Anglican Church Women’s wing has donated foodstuff and other items to the inmates of the Goron Dutse Medium Security Custodial Centre in the state.
The gifts comprising foodstuff, toiletries, clothing buckets and different types of seasoning were presented to them when a delegation from the church visited the custodial centre to support the inmates and promote their welfare.
Presenting the items on Saturday, the Chairperson, All Anglican Women, Mrs Edna Ezike, said the gesture was their little way of supporting the inmates in the facility.
Mrs Ezike urged the inmates to see their incarceration as an opportunity for self-reflection and change and to be good ambassadors after their release.
She urged the inmates not to go back to their old ways and imbibe the fear of God in their hearts, as well as take advantage of the rehabilitation and reintegration programmes in the centre to enable them to acquire life-changing skills and behaviours.
“Endeavour to utilise the skills acquired from the centre. We want to assure you that we are interested in your well-being. These items are donated to help add value to your standard of living.
“We have been visiting prisons for the last three years to encourage and support inmates in our little ways, as well as offer them advice,” she said.
The chairperson called on parents, guardians and the general public to train their children and wards in the way of the Lord, rather than mislead them.
She said the prison was not a good place to be, especially for the youths, who are the future leaders and pillars of their various families.
She called on philanthropists to visit the inmates regularly, support and provide them with provisions to make them feel loved.
Receiving the items on behalf of the management, a staff member of the correctional centre, who pleaded not to be named, described the gesture as timely and well-intended.
“This gesture is well-appreciated by us as these items will greatly improve the welfare of the inmates in this facility. We thank you immensely.’
