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In an effort to decongest the Ado-Ekiti correctional centre ,Ekiti, the State Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola Tuesday granted amnesty to 34 inmates.
Speaking at the facility, during a visit , the Chief Judge said all the freed 34 inmates were part of the 386, whose cases were reviewed, adding that 27 inmates, including a female, were set free unconditionally, while seven were granted bail on liberal terms.
Justice Daramola advised them “to learn from your past mistakes and go into the world with determination to redirect your psyches and do what is right by refraining from crime and criminality”.
Justice Daramola commended the correctional officers for keeping the inmates healthy as well as maintaining a hygienic environment to prevent untimely death and high morbidity rate among inmates.
The CJ berated the prosecuting system in Nigeria, which he described as falling short of international best practices, noting it to have contributed immensely to prison congestion in the country.
“I admonish you to be of good behaviour as the long hand of the law is awaiting any erring citizen.”
He, however, gave financial help to one of the pardoned inmates, who could not return home for lack of money.
The comptroller of the centre, Mr. Alimi Abdul Rasheed, who described the Chief Judge’s visit as worthwhile and remarkable,applauded him for the gesture.
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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