Prisoners warders yesterday hailed the 'excellent' performance of inmates who wrote the just concluded 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Bamidele told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that 14 inmates wrote the UTME computer based test on May 19.
According to him, 11 of them scored 150 and above, while two others had 148, while the remaining candidate scored 147.
He said, "I am indeed happy with the performance of the inmates. In fact, it shows that if given an equal opportunity, the sky will be their limit.
"This performance is indeed an excellent and encouraging performance, going by the circumstances under which they enrolled, prepared and wrote the examination.
"It may also be of interest to know that the inmates were attempting this examination on the CBT platform for the first time.
"Of this number too, only about three or four of them are convicted, while the rest are awaiting trial on account of one offence or the other.
"And with what they have done, I believe they have a lot to offer and must be encouraged to help reform them further, and get them integrated into the society to start a new life."
Bamidele appealed with the Federal Government to consider granting the inmates amnesty to enable them to further their education.
He said before now, the public perception was that nothing good could ever come from the prisons.
According to him, prisons are reformation centres where character and spiritual training programmes are carried out.
He noted that aside from the normal education, skills acquisition had been a major way of empowering the inmates in preparation for a good future.
Bamidele added, "I want to appeal to the government to look into the cases of these inmates that achieved this feat under difficult circumstances.
"What they have just done should gladden our hearts and, therefore, we should consider granting them amnesty so that they can further their education, and in return contribute to national development."
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Prisoners’ performance in UTME excites warders
Prisoners’ performance in UTME excites warders
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
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when you release these people into our schools, they will become another torn in the flesh, breeding another set of book haram.
ReplyDeleteI think they should be tried and if found guilty sentence.