The
Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has said that 35 inmates of the Jos
prison will participate in the 2018 Nov/Dec Senior School Certificate
Examination (SSCE) of the National Examination Council (NECO).
DSP
Luka Ayedoo, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Plateau Command
of NPS made this known in a statement in Jos on Sunday.
Ayedoo
said that the inmates who comprised of 32 males and three females were
adequately prepared to take social science and commercial subjects in
the examination. According to him, the examination fees of the inmates
were paid by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), as part of activities
marking its 47th anniversary.
“35
inmates of Jos Prison have been duly registered for the 2018 NECO
external examination. “The inmates 32 of who are male and 3 females have
been prepared to take subjects in social sciences and commercials.
“This
examination is one of the numerous reform programs available to prepare
inmates towards smooth reintegration into the society, upon
discharge,’’ Ayedoo said. The PRO explained that the Service had
deployed resources to attract productive partnership towards providing
quality education and vocational skills for inmates across the command.