Show ex-Inmates love and care – Prophet Sule

To achieve true rehabilitation and smooth reintegration of ex-inmates to the society in Nigeria, there is the need for government to improve infrastructural facilities at the nation’s correctional centres.

A cleric and chairman, Oyo State Prison Fellowship of Nigeria, Prophet Boyede Sule made this known in an interview with Radio Nigeria Correspondent.

Prophet Sule who decried the state of facilities at the correctional centres across the country also frowned at the way members of the public stigmatize ex-inmates.

While advocating for a legal framework that would aid smooth reintegration and restoration of ex-inmates, the cleric appealed to important personalities, to economically empower the ex-inmates to discourage them from going back to crime.

Also speaking, a child’s rights advocate, Mrs. Ibukunoluwa Otesile who agreed that the reintegration process for any ex-offender would be gradual, said they needed love, support and time to get back to normal life.

Mrs. Otesile who is also a stakeholder at Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, PRAWA, urged Nigerians to prioritize welfare of ex-offenders.

The awareness campaign for ex-offenders was also supported by OSIWA.

Mosope Kehinde