Prison Fellowship USA Senior Director, Correctional Programs Prison Fellowship Pays Courtesy Visit to President, Association of Models Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria

The President of the Association of Models Nigeria, Deji Bakare, popularly known as Mr. Nigeria, recently received Dr. David Olatubosun Alabi, D. Min.
Senior Director, Correctional Programs Prison Fellowship, USA on a courtesy visit aimed at strengthening collaboration to improve correctional systems in Nigeria.
The visit followed Dr. David’s official engagement in Abuja, where he toured the Abuja Correctional Centre as part of ongoing efforts to assess prison conditions and explore impactful reform initiatives. After the Abuja visit, Dr. David proceeded to Lagos to meet with Deji Bakare, where both leaders shared ideas and strategic plans on how to take the “Hope Beyond Walls” initiative to the next level.
During the meeting, Dr. David expressed his commitment to partnering with the Association of Models Nigeria, an NGO, to add meaningful value to Nigerian correctional centres. He emphasized that his organization’s mission is focused on restoring hope, dignity, and opportunity to inmates, with particular attention to rehabilitation, reintegration, and capacity building.
Dr. David also revealed plans to support inmates’ transformation programmes and disclosed ongoing efforts to train correctional centre warders, equipping them with the skills and mindset needed to make correctional facilities safer, more humane, and more effective across Nigeria.
Furthermore, he highlighted his intention to bring in additional international and local partners to support prison reform initiatives, address challenges within the correctional system, and help reduce prison related crises through sustainable solutions.
Speaking on the visit, Deji Bakare (Mr. Nigeria) expressed appreciation for the collaboration and reaffirmed the Association of Models Nigeria’s commitment to advocacy, rehabilitation programmes, and partnerships that promote positive change within Nigeria’s correctional centres.
The courtesy visit marks a significant step toward international collaboration in prison reform and underscores a shared vision to transform correctional centres into institutions of hope, growth, and reintegration.