Sixty – eight inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, have passed their Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) in flying colours in the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) examinations. 
 
The successful inmates, who had credit in five subjects and above, including Mathematics and English, were among thousands of beneficiaries of the Kano State government’s SSCE scholarship.
 
The education opportunity afforded by the service is an initiative under the Correctional Service Act, 2019, which highlights the rehabilitation and reformation of inmates through education and vocational training.
 
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf paid over N3 billion in March for 141,175 candidates, including the inmates who were writing external examinations like NECO, NABTEB, from Kano. 

 
The funding was part of several billion naira investment of the government in education, besides the 26 per cent budget allocation for education. 
 
In a statement by the spokesperson of Kano NCS, Musbahu Lawan Kofar Nassarawa, the inmates distinguished themselves after a dedicated and rigorous
academic pursuit. 
 
The Controller of Corrections, Kano State Command, Ado Inuwa, expressed delight with the inmates’ performance and wished them continuous success in their reformation journey.
 
Chairperson of the Prerogative of Mercy, Azumi Namadi Bebeje, was quoted in the statement as congratulating the inmates on their success and commending Governor Yusuf for his support.