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A’Ibom Lawmaker Frees 189 Prisoners 

By Odo Ogenyi, Uyo

No fewer than 189 prisoners have regained their freedom from Custodial Centres across Akwa Ibom following intervention by a member of the State Assembly Mr Nse Essien in the last seven years.

Essien who represent ONNA state constituency and just facilitated the release of 12 inmates of the Uyo Medium Correctional Centre to celebrate the new year explained that the yearly ritual was borne out of his compassionate disposition to the less-priviledged.

It was gathered those released to breathe the air of freedom, were convicts, who were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, but with option of fines ranging between N100, 000 to N200,000 respectively.

And the lawmaker who offered to defray the fines on behalf of the beneficiaries to the tune of N1.5million, and advised them to live above board outside the confines of prison in order not to, again return to the custodial centre as societal outlaws.

“In the last seven years, I have been doing this as part of my project as a lawmaker, to help make meaning out of those ones perceived to be bad actors that could never be reformed to become agents of positive change in the society.

“You should know that believing in self-worth, is the major decider as to who you become tomorrow. Being a prisoner is not the end of your life; it’s part of the challenges of life to make you greater in future. 

“Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, left the prison to become the President of Nigeria. Nelson Mandela, also left the prison to become the first President of the post-apartheid South Africa.

“So, you should erase the shame and avoid the temptation of returning to this centre by respecting the human dignity in you by turning a new leaf to become change agents of peace and development to our society.” He stressed.

The Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC), Mr. Ebereonwu Ogueri, commended the Lawmaker for the gesture, describing his benevolence as highly commendable and in line with the dictate of the God Almighty to help the needy and the less-priviledged members of the society.

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