Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has donated food and essential items to inmates of three major correctional centres in the state.
The benefiting facilities include Kurmawa and Janguza maximum security prisons, as well as the Goron-Dutse Custodial Centre.
During a symbolic presentation at the Kurmawa Correctional Home, the governor —represented by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Adamu Aliyu Kibiya —said the gesture was aimed at improving the welfare and living conditions of the inmates.
“This donation is part of our deliberate efforts to support the well-being of inmates and assist their journey towards rehabilitation,” Kibiya said. “His Excellency Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf believes in giving every citizen, including those in custody, a second chance.”
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A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, confirmed the donation, which includes five bulls, 300 bags of rice (25kg each), 4000 mattresses, 4000 pillows, 4300 blankets, 1500 bags of sachet water, 750 cartons of soft drinks, and 60 jerry cans of cooking oil (25 litres each).
Other items donated are 25 cartons of Maggi cubes, 90 cartons of biscuits and sweets, three cartons of infant milk, 20 cartons of soap, and 15 cartons of sanitary pads.
The governor also announced plans to support inmates with minor debt-related cases.
“A committee has been set up to compile a list of inmates with debts not exceeding one million naira. These debts will be settled by the government as part of our reintegration initiative,” Kibiya added.
In his remarks, the officer in charge of Kurmawa Correctional Home, Deputy Controller of Corrections Services (DCCS), Ibrahim Rambo, commended the government’s continued support.
Source: Channels TV
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