Delta chief judge frees inmate in Warri correctional centre

The chief judge said the released inmate was freed based on the legal advice from the Department of Public Prosecutions that he had no case to answer.

News Agency of Nigeria • March 14, 2025

Chief judge of Delta, Theresa Diai

The chief judge of Delta, Theresa Diai, has granted freedom to a 24-year-old bike rider, an inmate of the Warri Correctional Centre, Tikor Kelvin.

Mr Kelvin regained his freedom out of 336 cases of awaiting trial inmates reviewed at the Warri Correctional Centre during the first quarter prison visit for 2025.

Onoriode Etastemi, the public relations officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Justice, disclosed this in a statement in Asaba on Friday.

According to the statement, during the visit, Ms Diai said many of the inmates’ cases were in advanced stages.

Ms Diai said the released inmate was freed based on the legal advice from the Department of Public Prosecutions that he had no case to answer.

She commended the judges handling the cases and the Department of Public Prosecutions for their diligence in prosecuting matters.

Ms Diai urged chairs of various branches of the Nigerian Bar Association in the state to prevail on their members to take the defence in cases of inmates seriously and not abandon them.

The chief judge and her team also visited the Sapele Correctional Centre, where 138 warrants were reviewed.

(NAN)

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