…the figure of the young ladies on the awaiting trial list is definitely alarming. Wealthy individuals and organisations could also bear the responsibility of providing legal services for these inmates or assist in paying the little fines that have kept them within the prison walls unnecessarily. This will go a long way in decongesting the correctional centre.
It all started a few months ago when the women’s group in the OPIC area of the Living Faith Church decided to pay a visit to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), formerly known as the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS). The aim was to extend the love of Christ to the inmates.