Ajogbor, who was incarcerated in July 2004 was among the over 10,000 others who graduated during the institution’s 2016 convocation held in Abuja in January.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajobor was honoured at a ceremony at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons by the NOUN authorities alongside another inmate, Moshood Folarinmilekan, who was presented with a certificate of exemption from NYSC.
NAN reports that Folarinmilekan has spent 25 years out of a life jail term he was sentenced to at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons.
He graduated in 2015 alongside other graduating students of NOUN after completing his studies at its facility.
The inmate, awarded a degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree at the institution.
Ajogbor speaking on the sideline of the event told NAN that the achievement was a dream comes through for him.
According to him, the prisons, as reformative centres were living up to their mandates, having provided the enabling environment that led to the feat he has attained.
“I want to say that I am short for words in explaining how I feel.
“Indeed, I see myself among heroes, those to move the country forward and make it one of the greatest countries in the world.
“I want to thank the prison officials for their support and encouragement as well as all my sponsors as well as my co-inmates.
“They have all contributed in one way or the other to make this happen,’’ he said.
He,however, pleaded with authorities of the university to speedily address the challenges faced by the inmates in accessing course materials.
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