COVID-19: Kwara CJ grants 46 prison inmates amnesty
The exercise was part of the national strategies by the federal government aimed at decongesting the centres to mitigate the community transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The exercise according to the Chief Judge was carried out after deliberations with concerned magistrate’s area court judges, and police prosecutors over list of awaiting trial inmates of the centres submitted to him. Justice Kawu said, “Some were asked to produce two sureties, I have asked the magistrates or the Area court judges to reduce it to one so that they can quickly process their release.”
“To the second batch, I urge them not to abscond or attempt to abscond from justice, as the long arm of the law will catch up with them no matter how long it takes if they do. They should endeavour to attend all court sittings until their trials are finally concluded,” he further advised.
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