Prison Decongestion: 13 Inmates Freed In Akwa Ibom
March 17, 2020
6:14 am
About 13 inmates in the Akwa Ibom State Correctional Centre were on Monday, granted pardon by the Presidential Committee on Correctional Reforms and Decongestion, led by its Chairman, Justice Ishaq Bello.
Two out of the 13 were released based on their ill health, while 11 others convicted of minor offences got their freedom after the Akwa Ibom State government had paid for their option of fines.
Justice Bello, pronounced their release after the facility tour of the centre and going through their case files in Uyo.
Bello, who is also the Chief Judge of the High Court, Federal Capital Territory,
