In a bid to celebrate the New Year, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pardoned 77 prison inmates in the state’s correctional centres.
Governor Abdullahi Sule has granted pardon to 32 inmates serving various jail terms in custodial centres across Nasarawa.
Governor Abdullahi Sule has pardoned 14 inmates serving jail terms in Nasarawa.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya has granted clemency to 39 inmates serving various jail terms in Gombe.
The Adamawa governor said that the inmates were pardoned because of their good conduct beginning from the day that they were convicted.
The statement added that it was customary to extend a gesture of compassion on New Year day.
The release is said to be part of the governor’s commitment to decongesting correctional facilities in the state.
