Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to provide free legal services to inmates who lack legal representation.

We gathered that NBA President, Afam Osigwe, made the pledge on Friday during a visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja.

Osigwe revealed that the association also plans to introduce a grant scheme for ex-inmates to support their reintegration and self-reliance after release.

"I have taken a decision to make a proposal during our National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Benin next week for the NBA to donate a lonesome amount into a fund.

"The NBA will be giving a certain amount as grant for free to ...