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First Lady, JMBWW Dine with Salone Prisoners

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First Lady, JMBWW Dine with Salone Prisoners

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First Lady Bio and the JMBWW also restore hope to over 900 inmates at the Sierra Leone correctional centre through Ramadan feeding exercise. The food was prepared by them and they also served and interacted with the inmates.

Hon. Edward Soluku, the Minister of Internal Affairs also joined worshippers. He was on ground to serve the inmates and also ate with them. He said, there are already positive changes within the correctional system, and he is ready to do much more under the new direction development plan.

Speaking with a heart full of emotions, Madam Fatima Maada Bio thanked the inmates for accepting to dine with her and the JMBWW. She offered words of encouragement to them. She thanked the Prison governor for organising the Prayer session. The Prison Governor said it was an honour to have the First Lady at his centre, and he praised the “Action-man” Minister of Internal Affairs for his positive contribution to the Correctional service.

Speaking on behalf of the inmates, a representative extended their profound gratitude to the First Lady and the JMBWW, passionately stating that, the event was the first in the history of the correctional centre for a First Lady or government in power to have a one on one interaction with them.

The representative furthermore, said he was impressed with the positive improvement they have seen, but also expressed some of the constraints of the prison, ranging from inadequate toilet facilities and toiletries and the food they are being served.

He concluded by thanking the Madam Fatima for such a humble and selfless move, one that will linger in their hearts for a life time.

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