33 Prisoners Granted Amnesty In Lagos
Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Wednesday granted amnesty to 33 inmates from three out of the five Custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in the state. INDEPENDENT reports.
Eight of the convicts were released from Ikoyi custodial centre, 11 and 14 from Maximum and Medium Custodial centres, respectively. Information Guide Nigeria
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According to INDEPENDENT, the inmates were pardoned at an open court session presided over by the Chief Judge at the premises of Justice Samuel Ilori Court House, Ogba. Justice Alogba noted that the exercise was in line with the efforts by the Federal Government to decongest the prisons as stipulated in Section 6 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, Chapter 40 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2005.
He said it was also pursuant to powers conferred on him to grant the inmates pardon pursuant to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Special Provision Act. Justice Alogba lamented that the prevalence of crimes in the society had been so horrendous for anybody to consider releasing anybody who have not been processed under the law.
He explained that the criteria used to determine those released were not based on sentiments but “were meticulously followed and scrutinized by Justice Adenike Coker led decongestion committee”. jamb results
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