The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, on Friday, donated relief items worth N1 million to the inmates of Jos Prison in Plateau State.

The archbishop, represented at the occasion by Reverend Father Stephen Aster, the Assistant Coordinator, Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) in the diocese, said the donation, comprising two cows, bags of rice and detergents, was a show of love which Christmas preaches.

According to him, the season preaches love and sharing with the underprivilege.

He added that the items were meant for all inmates, not minding their religious affiliation.

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, on Friday, donated relief items worth N1 million to the inmates of Jos Prison in Plateau State.

The archbishop, represented at the occasion by Reverend Father Stephen Aster, the Assistant Coordinator, Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) in the diocese, said the donation, comprising two cows, bags of rice and detergents, was a show of love which Christmas preaches.

According to him, the season preaches love and sharing with the underprivilege.

He added that the items were meant for all inmates, not minding their religious affiliation.

“This is Christmas period, and the coming of Christ signifies care and sharing with those who do not have in the society.

“One must not have in abundance before one shares with the have-nots. The little in one’s possession, if shared with good intentions, is a display of what the birth of Christ symbolises at Christmas,” he said.

Kaigama said his gesture was to show the inmates that they were not forgotten, though they were temporarily cut off from their normal ways of life. He, therefore, urged them to remain steadfast in prayers.

Receiving the items, the Deputy Controller of Prisons in-charge of Jos prisons, Mr James Lander, applauded the magnanimity of the bishop.

According to him, the kind gesture would give the inmates a sense of belonging.

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Arch Bishop of Jos Donates materials worth N1 million to prison inmates