Kwamoti La’ori, PDP member representing Numan/Demsa/Lamurde Federal Constituency of Adamawa, on Saturday, paid the fines of eight inmates to secure their release from the Numan Correctional Centre.
La’ori, who celebrated Christmas with the inmates at the facility, doled out between N17,000 and N70,000 fines imposed on the freed inmates.
The federal lawmaker took time to engage the inmates, urging them to remain hopeful as they reflected on their lives.
He urged them to toe the path of productive life and avoid crime.
He stressed that being an ex-convict could attract stigmatization. He, therefore, implored them to work assiduously to regain the confidence of the society by engaging only in legal ventures.
“Please, I urge you to be responsible and law abiding citizens and totally avoid idleness because an idle mind is the devil’s workshop,” he said.
In his remark, Anthony Sanda, the Assistant Controller in charge of the Numan Correctional Centre, applauded La’ori for his humility and service to humanity.
The eight freed inmates expressed appreciation to the lawmaker whom they termed as “a saviour on Christmas Day,” for offering them another chance in life to be free citizens.
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