A prison inmate, Theophilus Adeniyi, has received a second
class upper degree in Peace studies and Conflict Resolution from the National
Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
Adeniyi, an inmate awaiting trial, is a pioneer student of
NOUN at its Enugu Prison study centre. He was on Tuesday presented the
certificate by the Controller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS),
Peter Ekpendu, 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.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 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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