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Governor Amosun donates 500 mattresses to prisons
Feb 27, 2012 – Governor Ibikunle Amosun donates 500 mattresses to prisons
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun at the weekend donated 500 mattresses to the Ijebu-Ode, Ibara and Oba Prisons in commemoration of his 54th birthday, which was celebrated recently. naijagists.com
Presenting the mattresses on his behalf to the Ijebu-Ode Prisons, Commissioner for Special Duties Lanre Tejuoso, who was represented by the Director, New Project Implementation, Mr. Oyedokun Soriyan, said the government has started drilling a borehole at Oba Prisons.
Deputy Comptroller of Prisons, Ijebu-Ode Zone, Olufemi Ogunyade, represented by the Assistant Superintendent of Prisons 1, Sikiru Adekunle, said the gesture would make life easier for inmates.
Ogunyade urged the governor to provide them with materials for vocational training and ensure quick dispensation of justice to decongest the prisons.
Mr. Gbenga Olusegun thanked the governor on behalf of the inmates.
