Fifteen inmates of Umuahia prison have been offered scholarship to study up to university level from a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Back to the Heroes Past (BATHEP).
Rev. Fr. Christian Anokwuru, who is the Director of the Umuahia-based organisation, said this on friday, when he led other members of the organisation to inmates of Afara Prison, Umuahia.
Anokwuru said the NGO has a scholarship scheme for prisons inmates across the country who want to go to school.
According to him, the organisation would register the 15 inmates in Umuahia for the next General Certificate of Education (GCE) as well and provide legal aid for indigent ones who were yet to be arraigned because of their inability to get counsel.
"For those of you, who have not been tried because of your inability to hire a lawyer, BATHEP will help you to get a lawyer so that you will be tried. We are not saying that we will be set you free but we will help you to get judgement. If you are convicted, you serve your jail terms or go home a free man if you are acquitted," the cleric said.
He explained that part of the organisation's major project was to help in rehabilitating those that had served their prison terms by training them in some skills and help to establish those that had already learnt some trade by giving them direct employment in the organisation's workshop.
Meanwhile, the presiding judge, E. T Okara has adjourne the case for August 20 for motion on notice.

Good for them, they can start afresh and make their lives meaningful.

hod898: Fifteen inmates of Umuahia prison have been offered scholarship to study up to university level from a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Back to the Heroes Past (BATHEP).
Rev. Fr. Christian Anokwuru, who is the Director of the Umuahia-based organisation, said this on friday, when he led other members of the organisation to inmates of Afara Prison, Umuahia.
Anokwuru said the NGO has a scholarship scheme for prisons inmates across the country who want to go to school.
According to him, the organisation would register the 15 inmates in Umuahia for the next General Certificate of Education (GCE) as well and provide legal aid for indigent ones who were yet to be arraigned because of their inability to get counsel.
"For those of you, who have not been tried because of your inability to hire a lawyer, BATHEP will help you to get a lawyer so that you will be tried. We are not saying that we will be set you free but we will help you to get judgement. If you are convicted, you serve your jail terms or go home a free man if you are acquitted," the cleric said.
He explained that part of the organisation's major project was to help in rehabilitating those that had served their prison terms by training them in some skills and help to establish those that had already learnt some trade by giving them direct employment in the organisation's workshop.
Meanwhile, the presiding judge, E. T Okara has adjourne the case for August 20 for motion on notice.

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from Daily Sun Newspaper, August 11.