UK-Based New Bethel Christian Centre donates food items, diesel worth hundreds of thousands to Onitsha Prison

Inmates at Onitsha Prison today had cause to smile as a UK-Based Charity Organization, New Bethel Christian Center donated food items and diesel to the prison.
Among the donated items were loafs of bread for the 1070 inmates, bags of satchet water and over 500 litres of diesel.

The UK-based organization founded and coordinated by the Managing Director /CEO, Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, ACTDA, Venerable Amaechi Okwuosa, had in the past 3 years, spent over 14 million naira in various prison visits, built houses for ten persons, provided educational scholarships to 28 students and sustained legal aid and advocacy that had helped secure freedom for over 33 inmates awaiting trial.

Last year, the entire toilet system at the facility was also renovated by the Organization.
The items were handed over to the Deputy Controller of Prisons incharge of Onitsha Prison, Mr Mazi Chuks.
Presenting the items, the Coordinator and Founder of the Organization, Venerable Okwuosa explained that the visit was in keeping with God's injunction given to Christians to be practical in their preaching of the gospel and to secure better living for the inmates.
On the poor condition of the inmates, Venerable Okwuosa called on government and spirited individuals to invest in rebuilding infrastructure at the Prisons, establishment of craft and skill acquisition program for inmates as well as introduction of rehabilitation courses for freed inmates to enable them reintegrate easily into the society.
He further called on the Judiciary and other stakeholders to speed up the criminal justice system to ensure that innocent people are not incarcerated for long at the Prisons.
Receiving the items, the DCP in charge of Onitsha Prison, Mr Chuks thanked the Organization for their works of charity which has gone a long way to improve the living conditions of the inmates and appealed to other high net worth individuals to emulate them.
The Archbishop and Metropolitan, Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese, Most Reverend Valerian Okeke whose prison visit coincided with that of the Organization, commended Ven Okwuosa for what he is doing and prayed God to reward him immensely.
Venerable Okwuosa and other members of the Organization were later conducted round the prison facility where they interacted with and admonished some of the inmates.