Yuletide: Yola Catholic Diocese donates gifts to inmates

The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Adamawa, Most Rev. Stephen Mamza, on Tuesday, donated some gifts to inmates at Yolde-Pate Correctional Centre in Yola-South.

Presenting the gifts at the Correctional Centre, Mamza said that the donation was made in the spirit of love to make the inmates feel the impact of Christmas being a period of joy, happiness and peace.

“We are here to rejoice with the inmates for the Christmas celebrations, the time we commemorate and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

“It is a period of joy, happiness and peace because Christ have dropped peace and joy into the world for us.

“To make the inmates feel the impact of Christmas, we have decided to bring some Christmas gifts that you needed in order to live a little comfortable in the centre,” the diocese said.

Mamza, therefore, called on the inmates to take advantage of being in the correctional centre to change positively and contribute to the development of their communities after serving their jail term.

He also assured them that the ongoing construction of a Chapel in the centre that he had started would be completed and put to use soonest.

In his remarks, Mr Williams Cham, the Controller in charge of the Centre, expressed appreciation to the diocese for supporting the well-being of the inmates in their custody and assured him of judicious distribution of the items to them.

Supreme news reports that the donated items includes 672 bathroom slippers, 180 pieces of Izal disinfectants, 1,080 bottles of vaseline Jelly, 720 pieces of soaps, a carton of medicines and 40 medium size mats, among others.