Gov Aliyu Pardons 113 Inmates In Sokoto …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has granted pardon to 113 inmates at the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
The pardon was announced by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji on behalf of the state governor.
Binji explained that the gesture was in line with Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
“Of the 113 pardoned inmates, 67 were released unconditionally, while the death sentences of 22 inmates were commuted to life imprisonment.
“Twenty-two (22) inmates serving life sentences had their terms reduced to…
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