A prison inmate, Theophilus Adeniyi, has received a second class
upper degree in Peace studies and Conflict Resolution from the National
Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
Adeniyi, an inmate awaiting
trial, is a pioneer student of NOUN at its Enugu Prison study centre. He
was on Tuesday presented the certificate by the Controller-General of
the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Peter Ekpendu, at the first
convocation of the centre.
Ekpendu commended Adeniyi for making
the NPS proud and promised to continue to encourage inmates to reach
their potentials in whatever trade they chose.
He said the
intensity of academic activities the inmates were engaged in was a clear
testimony that the future of the country was bright.
Ekpendu
said that the healthy condition of the inmates was an indication that
the authorities were actualizing their mandate, which was to keep
prisoners safe, sound and in good condition.
In a citation, the
Deputy Controller of Prisons, Enugu State Command, Felix Lawrence, said
that the graduand made a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.36.
Lawrence
said that Adeniyi was a final year political science student at Enugu
State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) when he was arrested
and charged to court over a communal crisis.
The Coordinator of the study centre, Ladan Babankodong, extolled Adeniyi’s virtues, saying that he was a shining example.
In a remark, the graduate said that he was elated to have completed his university education in spite of obvious challenges.
“I promise that I shall at all times uphold the legacies of NOUN and also be a good ambassador.
Just few months to my final degree examination in ESUT, I was set up
and roped into the matter that I am currently facing trial for, but
today I thank God I am a graduate,” Adeniyi said.
The News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeniyi, who was one of the 54 students
in the centre, bagged three awards from NOUN, including a N50,000 cash
award as the best student.
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