- By Timothy Atoyebi
The Funmilayo Charity foundation during the week visited the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre in Lagos to promote education, rehabilitation, and inmate welfare through humanitarian support and sensitisation programmes.
The outreach, which took place at the correctional facility in Apapa, was aimed at supporting inmates’ basic needs while encouraging them to embrace education and personal development as tools for reform and reintegration into the society.
During the visit, the foundation distributed relief materials including food items, detergents, toiletries, noodles, and other essential supplies to inmates of the centre.
The team also inspected educational and rehabilitation facilities within the correctional centre, including a National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) study centre, primary and secondary schools, and an adult literacy programme that provide learning opportunities for inmates of different age groups and educational backgrounds.
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Other facilities include a mosque and a church, football and basketball courts, and vocational workshops designed to support moral development, physical well-being and skill acquisition.
The foundation conducted a sensitisation session, encouraging inmates to enroll in available educational programmes and to focus on self-improvement while in custody.
Speaking during the visit, the Head of Teachers, Mr. Daniel, commended the foundation for its support but highlighted challenges facing the education units, including shortages of textbooks, writing materials, stationery, and low awareness among inmates about the benefits of education.
In response, the foundation pledged to return to the centre to support educational needs and strengthen awareness campaigns to boost inmate participation in learning programmes.