Christmas party for Kuje prison inmates by DPA

Contrary to what many may assume, the prison or correctional center, as it is now called, is a community of its own, despite certain obvious restrictions.

Tomorrow is the Christmas. Can you imagine what Christmas in prison is like? It may shock you, but the prison community will not be as much of a difference than what we have outside the prison.

The prison community will have church activities. The Cardinal of Abuja will celebrate mass and have many events in the prison tomorrow. Many people from outside the prison will like to attend the Christmas events taking place in the prison. The prison inmates have their various organizations or clubs and each will be holding Christmas event.

DPA decided to add to the fun of Christmas for the inmates. We had planned to deliver food to the inmates. We had planned to deliver cooked food in take-away dishes. But on a second thought, we realized that it will be fun if the inmates were allowed to cook the food and distribute among themselves. So, we decided to deliver the food, including goats, chicken and the rest. Today, our team was in the prison to deliver a beautiful goat in addition to other items needed. Some additional ingredients will get there in the morning.

We understand that the inmates are so excited about this. They have broken themselves into task forces – one to kill and process the meat, another to cook, another to distribute the food and the drinks. It seems it will be a great fun for them. All the warders on duty will also enjoy.

We are happy we are able to put smiles on the faces of as many as possible prison inmates. We are also grateful to our members who contributed to this project. God will bless you all.

Merry Christmas!

The goat in the picture is part of the items delivered to the inmates today. What a beautiful animal.