The Chief Judge of Ebonyi, Justice Anselem Nwigwe, has granted freedom to 20 inmates of the Abakaliki Custodial Centre.The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Chief Judge of Ebonyi, Justice Anselem Nwigwe, has granted freedom to 20 inmates of the Abakaliki Custodial Centre.
Nwigwe, in a brief remark, noted that the exercise was part of efforts to decongest correctional centres in view of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. “We have released 20 inmates; 14 of them were granted conditional bail and will leave the facility once they fulfill the bail conditions.“The exercise is aimed at complementing the state government’s efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the country.
She said that the exercise had become imperative due to the congestion in most of the correctional facilities, stressing that there was the need to create room for social distancing due to the pandemic.
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