Federal government has been urged to pay more attention to the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOs) to address the challenges of poverty and create opportunities for marginalised and vulnerable groups in society.
The vice president of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), Mrs Adaora Offor, gave the advice while presenting foodstuff and toiletries donated to the inmates of the Kuje Correctional Centre by SEOF at the weekend.
She said the donations, which were coming at the Christmas season, were to carry a message of love and care for the inmates in the spirit of the yuletide.
“We are here to share love and remember our brothers and sisters who are incarcerated for various reasons in accordance with the laws of the land.
“Today’s event is made possible by the vision and thoughts of my husband who has always maintained that all men and women created by God need a touch of hope and love irrespective of their present circumstances.
“These donations are just modest and may not represent all the needs of the inmates,“ she said.
She said it challenges our collective sense of humanity to show empathy to all people of God whose circumstances may appear helpless.
According to her the aim of the foundation is to address the challenges of poverty and create improving opportunities for marginalised and vulnerable groups in society.
“There is always hope in God and we encourage all inmates to see their present circumstance as a call for attitudinal change to become better citizens to our nation and humanity.
“We invite all other NGOs and well-meaning Nigerians to also remember these ones when love is shared this season,” she said.
Receiving the donations on behalf of the inmates, NCS deputy comptroller-general in-charge of welfare, Mrs Marylaurine Emmanuel, thanked SEOF for the initiative.
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