By Ishmail Kelfallah (SLCS Sports PRO)
On Thursday 20th February 2020, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) donated the sum of Le 10,000,000 and some sporting kits to inmates at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre, in Freetown.
It is a tradition of the SLFA to implement corporate philanthropy on those who need one, according to the President of the SLFA- Isha Johanssen.
A WAFU Tournament National Team jersey was presented to the acting Regional Commander for the inmates. The kits were to be used the coming Saturday for inmates’ football competition.
Other sporting items presented by the SLFA were: 5 certified FIFA footballs, football cones for training, and two sets of goal post nets.
The acting Regional Commander Western Area, Mr. Moses Sonny thanked the entire team for honouring the SLCS’ request.
Educating the visitors about the SLCS, he said people may have negative perceptions about the place but “we believe that the Correctional Centre is meant for people and not animal”. He noted that it was only in extreme circumstances that inmates face the full force of officers, because sometimes officers use reasonable force to make inmates obey lawful orders.
The Regional Commander educated that some who people who have been in prisons, came out to do admirable things in society.
Representing the Parliamentary Sports Committee, Hon. Alusine Conteh of constituency 125 said that sometimes, life was unfair, adding those who were behind bars should consider time in there as a period of incubation for better hatchings.
