The Guardian (Nigeria)

Groups Take Message Of Hope To Inmates

- By Opeyemi Babalola

MEMBERS of Hadassah Healing Foundation ( HHF) and Girl Power Global Initiative recently visited the Kirikiri Female Correction­al Centre, Lagos, with a message of hope and redemption to the inmates of the facility.

The leader of the delegation and founder of Girl Power Global Initiative, Princess Aderemi Fagbemi disclosed that the advocacy outreach mission was to extended to the inmates the message of hope, faith, compassion and restoratio­n.

“The highlight of our visit was that over 50 inmates and officers re- dedicated their lives to Christ. We reiterated that the human spirit is unbounded, even behind bars.

“We want to thank the Prison Fellowship of Nigeria for partnering with us on this global vision, trustees and partners of HHF Global, God’s General, our esteemed Pastor Seun of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God ( RCCG), who ministered the word with a life touching testimony.

“It was a life changing experience for all. We left the correction­al facility fulfilled and grateful to God for giving us the grace to fulfill our mandate of upholding Pastor Adenike Lamai’s legacy of compassion, hope and being of global relevance to humanity,” she said. Fagbemi stated that the foundation and Girl Power Global Initiative will be taking up the release of five inmates, who she said could not afford their bail conditions on liberal terms. Fagbemi also promised that they would take full responsibi­lity for the fibroid operations of five inmates and take up the delivery cost of three pregnant inmates.

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