115 inmates serving various jail terms across correctional centres have been granted pardon by the Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, serving various jail terms across correctional centres in the state.
This is coming barely 48 hours to his second term inauguration
Buni, in a statement by the Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Legal Matters, Barrister Saleh Samanja, while presenting a report on strategies adopted by the Committee in selecting the benefiting inmates, said the Committee had visited correctional centers in Potiskum, Gashu’a and Nguru and came up with a listed of inmates to be freed.
According to the Chairman, the beneficiaries are mostly those with minor offences serving lesser jail terms, as well as those jailed with the option of fine, among others.
He said, “The inmates were very happy and they have assured us that with this act of benevolence and mercy extended to them, they will never go back to their bad ways.”
Governor Mai Mala Buni, while commending the Committee for a job well done, called on public spirited individuals to key into the agenda towards building a better society.
He also warned freed inmates not to repeat the mistakes, saying whoever repeated such would be punished under law.
