December 23, 2025
A non-governmental organisation, EMMANU Foundation, has facilitated the release of 100 inmates from correctional facilities across Adamawa State as part of its humanitarian and social intervention programme.
The founder of the foundation, Dr Emmanuel Musa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Yola, noting that the formal release ceremony took place at the Adamawa State headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
The freed inmates were drawn from 10 correctional centres across the state after the foundation paid the fines required to meet their conditions for release.
Musa explained that the initiative was aimed at addressing social challenges, decongesting correctional facilities and giving beneficiaries a second chance to rebuild their lives.
“Each freed inmate will receive ₦10,000 as transport support to return to their communities, amounting to ₦1 million for the 100 beneficiaries,” he said.
He added that the foundation would also sponsor vocational training programmes for interested beneficiaries and provide start-up tools to encourage self-reliance.
According to him, scholarships would be offered to inmates willing to return to school or pursue professional education.
Musa further disclosed that the foundation had constructed and furnished classroom blocks at the Yola Correctional Facility to enhance educational activities for inmates still in custody.
He advised the freed inmates to live responsibly, embrace forgiveness and avoid actions that could lead to a return to correctional facilities.
In his remarks, the Adamawa State Comptroller of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Mr Odunlami Ajani, commended the foundation for its intervention, describing it as a major contribution to inmate rehabilitation and decongestion of correctional centres.
Ajani also acknowledged the foundation’s continued support for education, entrepreneurship and vocational training programmes within correctional facilities across the state.
Beyond the release of inmates, the foundation visited two hospitals and orphanage homes in Yola as part of its outreach.
Musa said the hospital visits were aimed at settling medical bills for indigent patients, while donations of food items, cash and essential materials were made to orphanage homes to support vulnerable children.
He noted that EMMANU Foundation consistently undertakes humanitarian activities, including emergency relief, youth skills acquisition, cash assistance and scholarships for tertiary students.
According to him, the initiative reflects the foundation’s long-term commitment to human development and social welfare in Adamawa State and beyond.
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