The Principal of the Ikoyi Prison School in Lagos state, has disclosed how inmates of the facility participated in the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
59 inmates of the prison sat for the ongoing examination on Wednesday and Thursday.
The figure rose from the 32 that sat for the examination in 2016.
The Principal of the school, Idris Ibikunle, told newsmen that the candidates had a better preparation this year.
He said, “More inmates registered for the examination this year because they saw the urge to secure their future and prepare for reintegration after their prison terms. Many of them have realised that they ought not to be in prison if they were educated.
“It is because of lack of education and lack of awareness that pushed some of them into getting involved in dirty habit and anti-social behaviour which landed them in prison.
“Some of them, because of lack of education, were cajoled into participating in criminal activities.
Ibikunle further revealed that the inmates who made it in the Exams would proceed to the National Open University of Nigeria.
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