Francis Enobore, the National Spokesperson, Nigeria Correctional Service, has confirmed that Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of SuperTV CEO, won ‘Miss Cell 2022’.
Recall that Daily Report Nigeria reported earlier that the suspect whose trial is still ongoing, won the beauty pageant which was held at Kirikiri correctional facility to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day.
Enobore, who commented on the development, said it is part of the Nigerian prison reformation and rehabilitation programme.
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The aim of the program is to keep the inmates in a sound and good spirit.
He added that in other to keep inmates in a high spirit, the correctional centres engage them in exciting competitions likes; pageantry and cooking competitions.
The prison spokesperson said;
“What happened is that as part of our reformation and rehabilitation programme and to also keep the inmates in a sound and good spirit, we organise a number of social engagement amongst them. Some could be recreational activities, some could be theatre work like entertainment.
“There are a number of programs that we introduced to get the inmates happy and put them in a good frame of mind. First, we ensure that while they are there, they are open to correction, second, we ensure that they are there in good spirit in order to help them kill boredom. There are so many things we do. In line with this, the officer in charge of the Kirikiri correctional facility organised some competitions among the inmates like cooking, tailoring, make-up, among others.
“These are things that will make them happy because our primary responsibility is to keep them safe and sound. That was what happened and she emerged the best in the competition. It is part of what we do. In fact, the person in charge of the Kirikiri female prison has been doing marvellously well.”
