Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah
Ahmed, Wednesday, pardoned 20 inmates serving various jail terms at
Oke-Kura and Mandala prisons in Ilorin as part of the on-going 50th
anniversary of the state.
Report said, six of the inmates who were to die by
hanging were granted life imprisonment while one other who was
sentenced to life imprisonment had his sentence converted to 21 years
imprisonment.
Also, another inmate who was jailed for
mental insatiable was released alongside other people who were
serving various jail terms for one offence or another.
Speaking during anniversary visit to
the Oke-kura prison, the governor explained that section 212 of the
1999 constitution, as amended, empowered him to pardon offenders
whose sentences are not subject of appeals.
Ahmed who explained that the
exercise of the power is based on the belief that those released
would abstain from criminal activities and become model citizens and
contribute their quota positively to the society, stressed the need
to review prison system in the country.
According to the governor "In line
with global best practices, we plan to extend the vocational training
programme to prisons in the State in order to empower interested
inmates so that they will be engaged and effectively reintegrated
into the society after serving their sentences."
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