Just as it is said that a prison is a place of transformation, Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski, now a lecturer, took advantage of his incarceration to earn his undergraduate degree and two master’s degrees.
Reports say without any qualification, he managed to defy the odds and studied to earn a degree from The Open University and two master’s from Oxford Brooks, both in the UK.
Stephen was serving the jail sentence for the importation of class A drugs.
He started studying for his BSc in Social Science with The Open University while in prison.
50.open.ac.uk reports that Stephen defines his decision to pursue a degree as a ''seminal moment in his life''.
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Stephen is now studying for his Ph.D. in criminology while working part-time as the regional manager for The Open University’s Students.
His amazing story has made waves across the world and inspired many people.