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March 11, 2022

Why Chidinma’s participation in beauty pageant…NCS

The Nation was shocked when murder suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu won a beauty contest at the Kirikiri prison.

There have been questions about her participation especially as her case was still pending in court and the family of the victim byet to get justice.

However, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Thursday gave reason for allowing a non- convict,  Chidinma Ojukwu to participate in a beauty pageant organised for inmates.

The 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos,  Ojukwu, is the prime suspect in the alleged murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga in June 2021.

She is currently standing trial for the offence at the Lagos High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos.

Ojukwu was said to have been crowned Miss Cell 2022 at the beauty pageant held within the NCoS’ Kirikiri facility on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

Explaining why she was allowed to participate alongside other inmates who are not convict, NCoS Lagos State Command said the event was open to all female inmates whether convicted or awaiting trial.


Besides, the Command said the pageant was only one of several other activities organised to mark International Women’s Day (IWD).

IWD is celebrated annually on March 8, to commemorate the social, political and economic achievements of women.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Rotimi Oladokun told The Nation that all the inmates were allowed to celebrate the day without distinction or discrimination against anybody – an inmate is an inmate.

He added that pageant and all the other events were open to all female inmates whether convicted or awaiting trial.

Oladookun, a Superintendent, said: “I haven’t seen the pictures you are talking about. But in line with International Women’s Day, the female custodial facilities commemorated International Women’s Day with inmates, various inmates without distinction or discrimination against anybody – an inmate is an inmate.

All the inmates in different cell blocks presented various programmes. Some did theatre presentations, others drama, some poetry, some beauty pageant, some drawings, paintings, comedy. So, various blocks won. It was just like an inter-cell block event.

“There were lots of presentations. It was not an individual thing. It was just the facility’s way of trying to reform the inmates, those still in custody.

“So, that’s why they commemorated International Women’s Day, that’s why it was done in the female facility, not the males.”

Referring to Ojukwu, the spokesman said: “The particular inmate, I don’t know her name. There were various winners.

“The costumes were made by the inmates in the facility and some of the winners got sponsorship to pay for their UME forms, NECO, WASSCE and higher education.

“Some donated libraries to us, apart from some other stationery, and welfare resources. It was not an individual event, so the prizes were collective.”

He explained that Chidinma could have been a representative of a block.

“There were representatives for each block, so maybe the inmate you are referring to was one of such representatives, but it was not an individual event, it was a collective one commemorating International Women’s Day,” Oladokun added.

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