A philanthropist and founder of Emnamu Foundation, Dr Emmanuel Musa, has facilitated the release of 51 inmates serving various jail terms as part of a gesture to mark his birthday celebration in Adamawa State.
Musa who visited Specialist Hospital and Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospitals also offset medical bills of 1,000 patients as others received cash donations.
Announcing the payment of the inmates’ fines at the headquarters of Adamawa Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, the philanthropist asked them to unite with their respective communities and be useful to the society having realised their mistakes.
He encouraged them to enroll back to school and engage in skills acquisition programmes that would be beneficial to them and their families.
He further stated that his foundation would collaborate with the command to provide equipment for training of inmates.
The controller, Adamawa State command of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Garba Abubakar thanked the humanitarian for always considering the plight of inmates, saying the move would go a long way in decongesting the centres.
In his remarks, the Catholic Bishop of Yola, Most Reverend (Dr) Stephen Mamza urged people of the state to emulate the gesture to better the lives of the less privileged in the society.
The chief medical director of MAUTH, Professor Adamu Bakari appreciated the support rendered to the patients.
One of the freed inmates, Helen Zakaria, promised to be a good citizen after uniting with her family.
