Seventeen inmates of the Nigerian Prison in Kadunawere on Tuesday matriculated to study various courses at the National Open Universityof Nigeria NOUN campuses in the state. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, AbdallahAdamu, stated this during a brief matriculation ceremony held for the inmatesat the Kaduna Convict Prison, Independence Way, Kaduna. Abdallah urged the new students to make good use ofthe opportunity given to them by the institution and become better citizensafter their jail terms. Represented by Director, Research Centre, NOUN,Aminu Ibrahim, the Vice Chancellor said the NOUN had the largest student familynot only in Nigeria, but in Africa According to him, the inmates are enrolled in various fields of study in the Faculties of Management Science, Education, Law, Art, Science and Agriculture.