stepping into the New Year Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong pardons prisoners

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has granted pardon to four
prisoners serving various jail terms in the state in the spirit of the
New Year.

The governor made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mark
Longyen, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity on Tuesday in
Jos.

“The decision was taken after consultation with the State Advisory
Council on Prerogative of Mercy. It is in exercise of the powers
conferred on the governor under Section 212 of the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

The sentences of three of the convicts were commuted to absolute
pardon, while the third convict had his life sentence commuted to 21
years imprisonment,” he said.

According to the statement, Abdullahi Musa, Rev. Samson Bisat and
Chikwu Anadi were granted absolute pardon while Emmanuel Ochiba who was
sentenced to life imprisonment has been commuted to 21 years jail term.”

Lalong called on the people of the state and the Nation at large to
commit the year 2019 to sobriety, penance and forgiveness. He urged them
to pray fervently for divine intervention in the affairs of Plateau and
Nigeria.