Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Micheal Ataga, the CEO of Super TV has been crowned Miss Cell 2022 at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
Chidinma whose trial is ongoing emerged as the most beautiful and creative female inmate at a beauty pageant held at the centre in commemoration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
The National Spokesperson, Nigeria Correctional Service, Francis Enobore, in an interview with Daily Trust has, however, explained that the pageant was organised to ensure that inmates are in sound and good spirit.
He said, “What happened is that as part of our reformation and rehabilitation programme and to also keep the inmates in a sound and good spirit, we organise a number of social engagement amongst them. Some could be recreational activities, some could be theatre work like entertainment.
“There are a number of programs that we introduced to get the inmates happy and put them in a good frame of mind. First, we ensure that while they are there, they are open to correction, second, we ensure that they are there in good spirit in order to help them kill boredom. There are so many things we do. In line with this, the officer in charge of the Kirikiri correctional facility organised some competitions among the inmates like cooking, tailoring, make-up, among others.
“These are things that will make them happy because our primary responsibility is to keep them safe and sound. That was what happened and she emerged the best in the competition. It is part of what we do. In fact, the person in charge of the Kirikiri female prison has been doing marvellously well.”
Until her arrest, Chidinma was a 300 level communication student at the University of Lagos.
The 21-year-old student while being paraded by the police in June last year confessed to the police and journalists that she stabbed Ataga to death.
