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Comptroller Condemns Juveniles’ Abandonment In Correction Centres
The Comptroller of Correction, Borstal Training Intitution, Ganmo, Kwara, State Mrs Abimbola Ogunyemi, has urged parents to stop abandoning juveniles in correction centres.
Borstal institution is a facility of the Nigeria Correctional Service.
Ogunyemi told The Tide’s source yesterday that reformation and rehabilitation of juveniles should be a tripartite arrangement involving parents, government and institution.
“Mostly their parents bring them here to abandon them and raising adults like this is a tripartite arrangement involving the parents, school and the government.
“Government have been fulfilling its part by accommodating the children but they need their parental love also.
“We have been trying our best but we can’t do everything.
“Some of them are abandoned and their parents never look back and it does not augur well for the institution.
“Parents are allowed to pay visit to their children at least once every month,” Ogunyemi said.
She said the institution was reforming and rehabilitating the children to return to the society as responsible individuals.
“We take into custody maladjusted juveniles with the hope of reforming and rehabilitating them, so that they can return to the society as responsible individuals.
“This we do by way of educating them, we train them by running a normal school from JSS1 to SS3 and afterwards they take external examination like WAEC and NECO.
“And for those that are not educationally inclined, we train them in vocations; namely carpentry, tailoring, knitting, welding and automobile engineering.
“And for these people not to leave here empty handed, we get them certificated through the Federal Ministry of Labour by way of trade test,” the comptroller said.
Ogunyemi added that the students who were between the ages of 16 and 21 spent a minimum of nine months and maximum of three years.
She added that the management invited Imams and Pastors to come and appeal to their conscience because, according to her, “we cannot take away the place of prayer in rehabilitation”.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has tasked troops of Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD to dominate the battlespace and intensify offensive operations against kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements in the North Central region.
Shaibu gave the directive yesterday during his maiden operational visit to the Headquarters, Joint Task Force North Central (JTF-NC), at Sobi Barracks, Ilorin.
This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, in Abuja, yesterday.
Shaibu said the Nigerian Army would remain resolute in its constitutional responsibility of safeguarding lives and property, stressing that troops must sustain pressure to decisively deny criminal elements freedom of action.
He assured personnel of continued deployment of combat enablers and operational resources to enhance clearance operations and dismantle criminal hideouts across Kwara and Niger states.
The COAS reaffirmed his commitment to troop welfare, noting that improved welfare remained critical to sustaining morale, operational effectiveness and combat readiness.
He urged the troops to remain disciplined, professional and loyal to the Constitution and the democratically elected government.
Earlier, the Theatre Commander, JTF-NC Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD, Maj.-Gen. Yakubu Yahaya, commended the COAS for his strategic leadership and support.
Yahaya assured that troops would remain committed and steadfast in restoring peace and stability in the region.
The Nigerian Navy says it is expanding training and infrastructure to address emerging security threats and strengthen operational efficiency across formations and units nationwide.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, spoke during the inauguration of projects at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS) in Onne, Rivers as part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary.
Abbas, represented by the Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC), Rear Adm. Ebiobowei Zipele, said the projects reflected significant progress made by the navy since its establishment in 1956 from the British Royal Navy.
“Training and infrastructure have improved significantly to meet contemporary security challenges and fulfil the navy’s constitutional responsibilities.”
According to him, the anniversary provides the navy an opportunity to reflect on its achievements and contributions over the past seven decades.
Projects inaugurated included a remodelled female trainees’ hostel accommodating more than 500 occupants and an expanded golf course upgraded from one to nine holes.
Others were the NNBTS fuel dump, Chief Boatswain’s Mate House, renovated pharmacy department and a new theatre block at the Naval Medical Centre, Onne.
Abbas described the new theatre as a major milestone for the navy’s medical services.
“Previously, injured personnel requiring surgeries were referred outside the facility.
“With this theatre, surgeries can now be conducted within the base.’’
He added that a 30KVA inverter had also been installed to guarantee uninterrupted electricity supply at the training school.
The naval chief assured officers, ratings and trainees that the navy leadership remained committed to their welfare and wellbeing.
“These infrastructure upgrades show the commitment of the Chief of Naval Staff to addressing operational and welfare challenges promptly,” he said.
In addition, NAVTRAC distributed educational materials to pupils of Community Primary Schools One and Two, Ogale, in Ebubu-Eleme area of Rivers.
Items distributed included exercise books, school bags and other writing materials as part of the navy’s civil-military engagement initiative.
Zipele said the outreach was designed to strengthen relations between the navy and host communities while supporting children’s education.
“Education remains critical to national growth and youth empowerment. Some of these pupils may eventually serve in the Nigerian Navy,” he said.
He noted that the initiative demonstrated the navy’s commitment to educational development, peace, security and sustainable community relations.
Zipele urged the pupils to remain disciplined, focused and committed to their studies while embracing patriotism, integrity and hard work.
He thanked the Ebubu community for its continued support for the naval training command headquarters and the navy.
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