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The Digest:

Music star Burna Boy and social commentator VeryDarkMan have visited the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Kirikiri, Lagos, to explore lawful ways to pay fines for inmates eligible for release. The Nigerian Correctional Service confirmed the visit, stating that the duo were guided on the legal procedures and safeguards governing such payments.

Key Points:
  • Burna Boy and VeryDarkMan visited Kirikiri prison to discuss fine payments for inmates
  • They were received by the facility’s Officer-in-Charge, DCC Sanni Richard
  • The Correctional Service emphasized that fine payments follow strict legal and regulatory processes
  • No inmate is released without proper verification and judicial authorization
  • The service reiterated its commitment to humane treatment and inmate rehabilitation
  • The visit aimed to support decongestion and access to justice within legal bounds
  • The NCoS encouraged more lawful public collaboration in inmate welfare
When public figures cross from the stage to the cell, they don't just bring attention, they spotlight the thin line between confinement and freedom, and the power of lawful compassion to bridge it.

Sources: The Nation