Nigeria: Lagos Rehabilitates Released Prison Teens, Reunites Them With Relatives

18 August 2017

The Lagos State government has commenced the process of rehabilitating and re-uniting the 80 newly released teenagers from Badagry prison to their families and relatives. The teens were last week Tuesday released by the state Chief Judge, Justice Funmilayo Atilade, during one of her visits to prisons across the state.

Speaking during a visit to the Oregun Correctional Home for Boys, Lagos, where the underage inmates are being rehabilitated, the Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Pharm. (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, said the children have since their arrival been subjected to series of tests, including psychiatric test to ascertain the level of their mental alertness and sanity.

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