No fewer than 707 inmates were pardoned by the Federal and state governments between January 1 and December 31, 2022, The PUNCH reports.
In a similar development, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State pardoned six convicts.
In July, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State granted pardons to about 90 inmates across the correctional centres in Kano, in celebration of the Eid el Kabir.In October, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State pardoned 153 inmates with minor offences, and his counterpart, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State pardoned 46 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state.
In November, it was gathered that 181 inmates across the three correctional centres in Rivers State were granted a pardon by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi. It was reported that on December 31, Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State pardoned 46 inmates who were serving different jail terms in the state.
Speaking on the high number of awaiting inmates in the custodial centres across the state, the Spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abubakar Umar, in a chat with our correspondent on Sunday said, “The issue of awaiting trial inmates has to do with the prosecuting agency and the trial court. Any case that goes to court, is left for the court to hear their cases. We do not prosecute or hear cases.”All rights reserved.
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