Photos: Iyanya celebrates birthday at Ikoyi prisons; performs with inmates

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Afro-pop superstar Iyanya celebrated his birthday today with a trip to Ikoyi Prisons. The singer who just turned 27 was welcomed warmly by the DCP Bamidele and town; he proceeded in to the correctional facility where he spoke with the inmates.  Highlights of the visit included his performance with the talented intimates; Iyanya also pledged to build a recording studio in the establishment for the musically inclined inmates. 

 

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Nursing Mother, Husband, 94 Kirikiri Inmates Freed

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A nursing mother, Comfort James, who gave birth to a son, Emmanuel, during her remand in Kirikiri prison, and her husband, Bassey Ude, were among the 96 prisoners released from the facility by the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips, on Tuesday.

Philips, while on a visit aimed at decongesting the prisons, released eight female prisoners from the women section and 88 men from the Medium section of the prisons.

 

The Deputy Comptroller of Prison in charge of the female section of the prison, Mrs. Isioma Onwuli, said there were four pregnant women in the prison, and with Comfort’s release, there are now eight babies left.