Tambuwal Frees 29 Prison Inmates, Pardons Two Civil Servants
In its bid to decongest prisons and avoid the spread of coronavirus among inmates, the Sokoto State Government under its Committee on Prerogative of Mercy Saturday freed 29 inmates from the Sokoto Central Prison.
The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in the state, who is also the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, Suleman Usman , announced the pardon at the Sokoto Central Prison on behalf of the Governor Aminu Tambuwal. He said the gesture, while aimed at enabling the ex-prisoners to reunite with their family members and become decent citizens, was also intended to decongest the prison and protect the inmates from being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He further said the exercise is carried out on a routine basis to deserving inmates in order to offer mercy to them.
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