Chief Judge rejects requests to pardon murder, kidnap suspects

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Chief Judge rejects requests to pardon murder, kidnap suspects
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The CJ, who was accompanied by senior magistrates and other principal officials of the state Ministry of Justice, reviewed a total of 61 cases bordering on murder, kidnap, and armed robbery among others.

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The chief judge, who was accompanied by senior magistrates and other principal officials of the state’s Ministry of Justice, reviewed a total of 61 cases bordering on murder, kidnap, and armed robbery among others. The event was conducted by the Federal Capital Territory Controller of Corrections, Francis John, who represented the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa.

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