The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Command, has constructed four modern learning classrooms for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in a move aimed at strengthening education, training, and rehabilitation within the correctional system.
The project, executed as part of the KLT Command’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, is designed to improve learning infrastructure for both correctional officers and inmates.
The newly constructed classrooms are expected to support academic instruction, vocational training, and capacity-building programmes, thereby enhancing the Service’s rehabilitation and reintegration efforts.
Speaking on the initiative, the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, described education as a powerful tool for transformation, noting that knowledge and skill acquisition are essential for professionalism and productivity within security and law enforcement institutions.
He emphasised that providing a conducive learning environment would contribute significantly to discipline, capacity development, and overall institutional growth.
The Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG), Joy Eghosa Edeldouk, disclosed that the initiative was conceived in August last year following an unscheduled visit by the Comptroller General to the KLT Command.
According to her, the CGC encouraged the Command to embark on a project that would positively impact the community, which inspired the construction of the classrooms.
She expressed gratitude to the Comptroller General for his support and guidance, as well as to officers of the Command and other stakeholders who contributed to the successful completion of the project.
The Acting Controller of the KLT Command, Deputy Comptroller B. L. Adigun, also thanked the Comptroller General and ACG Edeldouk for their leadership and encouragement, noting that their support provided the motivation needed to see the project through to completion.
In his remarks, the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, who was represented by Deputy Comptroller General Dr. Amos Kupan, described the gesture as a timely intervention that would significantly boost training standards and improve access to education within correctional facilities.
He commended the Nigeria Customs Service for its commitment to human capital development and called on private sector organisations and other stakeholders to support similar initiatives that promote institutional reform and rehabilitation.
The classrooms are equipped with basic learning facilities to enhance teaching and learning activities, aligning with the Federal Government’s broader objectives of correctional reforms, inmate rehabilitation, and institutional capacity building.
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