KAB Foundation donates food items to orphans, secures release of 20 inmates In Badagry Custodial Centre
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KAB Humanitarian Foundation, a non-governmental organization, recently engaged in humanitarian outreach worth millions of naira, providing aid to orphanages, hospitals, and correctional center. The foundation distributed food items to Bab-Es-Salam homes and secured the release of 20 inmates at the Badagry Custodial Centre.
The donation forms parts of the foundation’s core aim to give back to the society and support the community amidst the rising economic challenges facing the country. The items included toiletries, food, beverages, among other items.
The Founder of the Foundation, Mrs. Khadijat Bello, while speaking with our correspondent, said the gesture was to extend the love of Allah to the inmates, and give them hope as well as support the vulnerable and needy in the society. “Our vision at KAB Humanitarian Foundation is to reach out to the less-privileged and vulnerable members of the society through donations and preaching of Islam,” she said.
Speaking on behalf of the orphanage, Imam Hassan Idris Tahir, the head of Bab-Es-salam Home appreciated the NGO for the kind gesture, noting that the support came in handy.
On Prison visitation, Khadijat said: “The major reason I and my team visited the prison is because there are people there who do not have anyone to support or look after them. We had to do this to keep their hope alive and make sure they are still happy even while serving their terms at the correctional centre. In all, love is what we stand for.
“My major reason for doing this is to restore hope to the inmates, many of whom have been in prison for so long and are gradually slipping into depression,” she added.”She, therefore, urges the beneficiaries to use the gesture to be good citizens and improve their lives.
The founder said the donations and the release were unprecedented and urged individuals to emulate the gesture to enable the government to strengthen the reformation processes at the centre.
Speaking on the visit to the Badagry Correctional Center, Khadijat stated that KAB aided the release of some inmates who were held hostage as a result of failure to pay minor fines. She therefore urged the government to expedite the process of trial of inmates who have committed minor offenses to aid their release and the decongestion of centers to make for better living conditions for inmates still held in custody.
“At Badagry Correctional Centre, we found things to be quite different. The leader there is a man of integrity and transparency. He truly inspired us and educated us about a crime known as "raiding," where people are apprehended on the streets of Lagos and brought to the centre for wandering aimlessly.
“He explained that the inmates face petty fines, and once these are paid, they can be released. This made us consider how we could secure their release. By doing so, we could help them reunite with their families rather than languishing in prison for a crime they didn't commit. It is a huge privilege and I couldn’t have done it alone as I have a great team that I work with who are relentless in making these things a reality.
“We aided the release of twenty inmates and gave them some stipends to go home to their families. We are glad and feel fulfilled.”
One of the released inmates(Name withheld) expressed gratitude to the KAB Foundation for ther release and kind gestures towards the Abuja Children’s Home.
