A convict serving a life jail sentence at the Maximum Security
Prison, Kirikiri, Lagos, Mr. Kabiru Tuwanse was among 4, 308 students
who graduated yesterday from the National Open University of Nigeria
(NOUN). He earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management
from the Lagos Prison Study Centre of the university.
National Mirror gathered that two of his fellow inmates at the centre, could not make the graduation list for their inability to meet up with the minimum academic requirement for the award of the university’s certificate.
Tuwanse, who had obtained a Higher National Diploma before he was sentenced for murder has so far spent 11 years behind bars. He was accompanied to the venue of the graduation ceremony at the National
Theatre, Iganmu by some officers of the prison service led by the Assistant Controller General Prisons, Mr. Raymond Afujue. Looking remorseful, Tunwanse who is in his 50s expressed gratitude unto God for the achievement, saying even though he does not know what fate has for him after now, he is still hopeful that he could be granted pardon.
In his address at the occasion, the Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, who stood in for President Goodluck Jonathan said the case of the graduating prisoner would be presented to Mr. President if he could be granted pardon. He said he was particularly happy that a prisoner could think to further his education while in prison.
Speaking earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof, Vincent Tenebe disclosed that of the total 54 study centres of the institution across the country, four of them in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Enugu are dedicated for inmates so as to meet their university education needs.
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National Mirror gathered that two of his fellow inmates at the centre, could not make the graduation list for their inability to meet up with the minimum academic requirement for the award of the university’s certificate.
Tuwanse, who had obtained a Higher National Diploma before he was sentenced for murder has so far spent 11 years behind bars. He was accompanied to the venue of the graduation ceremony at the National
Theatre, Iganmu by some officers of the prison service led by the Assistant Controller General Prisons, Mr. Raymond Afujue. Looking remorseful, Tunwanse who is in his 50s expressed gratitude unto God for the achievement, saying even though he does not know what fate has for him after now, he is still hopeful that he could be granted pardon.
In his address at the occasion, the Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, who stood in for President Goodluck Jonathan said the case of the graduating prisoner would be presented to Mr. President if he could be granted pardon. He said he was particularly happy that a prisoner could think to further his education while in prison.
Speaking earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof, Vincent Tenebe disclosed that of the total 54 study centres of the institution across the country, four of them in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Enugu are dedicated for inmates so as to meet their university education needs.
News by James Abraham
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