Thugs who were once thorns in the flesh and of the members of their communities had been turned into skilled and respectable youngmen. Thanks to the Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development which runs the Rehabilitation and Skills Acquisition Centre.
Tekunle Island separated from the rest of Lagos by water and which falls under the jurisdiction of the Ibeju Local Government Area is the location of the centre. The centre which was commissioned in November 2005 is saddled with the responsibility of turning the lives of social deviants around through counselling and vocational training.
The vocations which the Rehab Centre offers for training include carpentry, electrical installations, vulcanising, tailoring, shoe-making, barbing, agricultural practice.
This is a very good development by the Lagos State Govt. in rehabilitating the social miscreants by giving them a new life instead of then turning into a menace to the society.
http://thepmnews.com/2008/08/11/freedom-from-island-of-no-return