Theophilus Adeniyi, a prison inmate at the Enugu State Prisons has received a second class upper
degree in Peace studies and Conflict Resolution from the National Open
University of Nigeria (NOUN).
NAN reports that, Adeniyi, an inmate awaiting trial, is a
pioneer student of NOUN at its Enugu Prison study centre.
The Controller-General of the
Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Peter Ekpendu, presented the certificate to him on Teusday at the first convocation of the centre.
Ekpendu commended Adeniyi for making the
NPS proud and promised to continue to encourage inmates to reach their
potentials in whatever trade they chose.
He said the intensity of academic
activities the inmates were engaged in was a clear testimony that the
future of the country was bright.
Ekpendu said that the healthy condition
of the inmates was an indication that the authorities were actualizing
their mandate, which was to keep prisoners safe, sound and in good
condition.
In a citation, the Deputy Controller of Prisons, Enugu State Command,
Felix Lawrence, said that the graduand made a Cumulative Grade Point
Average of 4.36.
Lawrence said that Adeniyi was a final
year political science student at Enugu State University of Science and
Technology (ESUT) when he was arrested and charged to court over a
communal crisis.
The Coordinator of the study centre, Ladan Babankodong, extolled Adeniyi’s virtues, saying that he was a shining example.
In a remark, the graduate said that he was elated to have completed his university education in spite of obvious challenges.
“I promise that I shall at all times uphold the legacies of NOUN and also be a good ambassador.
Just few months to my final degree
examination in ESUT, I was set up and roped into the matter that I am
currently facing trial for, but today I thank God I am a graduate,”
Adeniyi said.
Adeniyi, who was one of the 54 students in the centre,
bagged three awards from NOUN, including a N50,000 cash award as the
best student.
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