Tag: Prisoners
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Jigawa Gov, Badaru facilitates release of 82 inmates
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has facilitated the release of 82 inmates from various prisons in the state, Mr Baffa Alhassan, the state Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said. Alhassan told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Friday that the governor paid a total fine of over N2 million to facilitate the release…
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BREAKING: British Government set to transfer Nigerian prisoners to Kirikiri
The British Government has announced plans to build a new wing in a Nigerian prison so that it can transfer Nigerian prisoners there. Reuters reports that the new wing will be built at Kirikiri Prison in Lagos. The new 112-bed wing, which will cost 700,000 pounds ($973,000) and be compliant with United Nations standards, will…
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Gov El-Rufai releases 10 prisoners
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 10 prisoners in the state and approved their immediate release. The Governor also granted pardon to Captain Idris Mohammed, a retired soldier and ex-convict, who completed his prison term in 1985. El-Rufa’i in a statement said the gesture was to extend compassion to deserving prisoners…
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Four prisoners die, 36 others escape in Akwa Ibom jailbreak
There was pandemonium on Wednesday at one of the prison facilities in Akwa Ibom as four inmates lost their lives in a fracas between the prisoners and a kitchen staff on duty. 36 of the inmates are still at large while seven others that initially escaped were recaptured. This was revealed in an official statement…
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Independence anniversary: Ajimobi pardons 21 prisoners
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has pardoned 21 convicts on the occasion of Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary celebrations. A statement issued in Ibadan on Saturday by the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, said the development was exercise of the governor’s power of prerogative of mercy, pursuant to the provisions of…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Ganduje frees 350 prisoners, gives them N5,000 transport allowance
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Friday visited Kano Central and Goron Dutse Prisons to release 350 inmates. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the governor released 200 inmates from the Kano Central Prison and also freed 150 inmates from the Goron Dutse Prison. He also gave them N5, 000 cash each to assist them return…
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Gov Ayade frees 34 prisoners to commemorate Cross River at 50
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has granted a state pardon to 34 inmates serving various jail terms in Calabar Prison to mark the 50th Anniversary of the state. Ayade said this on Saturday in Calabar in his anniversary speech to the people of the state. He said that Cross River had every reason…