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Coronavirus: Plateau grants amnesty to 63 inmates

 

Nigerian Correctional Service said that 63 inmates in Plateau have been granted amnesty by the state government.

ASC Martha Banda, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the service in Plateau, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Jos.

Banda said the amnesty was in line with the decision of the Federal
Government to decongest the custodial centers in the country, as a
measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

Earlier, President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the release of 2,600 prisoners in the country.

According to Banda, 57 of the inmates were granted amnesty by the
state, while six others were pardoned by the federal government.

She said; “You will recall that the federal government had directed
that all custodial centers be decongested to avoid the spread of the
Coronavirus in the county

“To de-congest correctional facilities in Plateau state, Gov. Simon
Lalong graciously approved the request of the Controller-General of the
Correctional Service and granted amnesty to 57 state offenders.

“The federal government also granted amnesty to 6 inmates, bringing
the number to 63 prisoners who are affected across the 7 custodian
centers in Plateau.”

Banda said the categories of convicts that benefited from the pardon
were the ill-health, the aged, those who have served 75 percent of
their sentence, six months or below yet to serve.

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