Presidential committee releases 84 inmates from Edo prison
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The Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform and Decongestion, has
released 84 inmates from different prisons in Edo State, the state’s
Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) said on Wednesday in
Benin.
DSP Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer, NPS state command,
disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Benin.
He quoted the Chief Judge of FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello-led committee,
as releasing the inmates and advising them to reintegrate into the
society with apologies to their parents and other loved ones for their
misconducts.
Bello urged the freed inmates to become useful citizens to themselves, families and the entire nation.
The Chief Judge disclosed that the committee will pay the outstanding
fines for the freed inmates of varying amounts on behalf of the Office
of the Attorney-General of the Federation in collaboration with the Edo
State Government and other donors.
He added that most of the freed inmates had acquired different skills
while serving their jail terms, saying the trade would keep them
engaged and out of trouble.
The Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform and Decongestion, has
released 84 inmates from different prisons in Edo State, the state’s
Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) said on Wednesday in
Benin.
DSP Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer, NPS state command,
disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Benin.
He quoted the Chief Judge of FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello-led committee,
as releasing the inmates and advising them to reintegrate into the
society with apologies to their parents and other loved ones for their
misconducts.
Bello urged the freed inmates to become useful citizens to themselves, families and the entire nation.
The Chief Judge disclosed that the committee will pay the outstanding
fines for the freed inmates of varying amounts on behalf of the Office
of the Attorney-General of the Federation in collaboration with the Edo
State Government and other donors.
He added that most of the freed inmates had acquired different skills
while serving their jail terms, saying the trade would keep them
engaged and out of trouble.
Suleman gave a breakdown of the number of freed inmates as follows:
Maximum security prison, Oko, 22; old Benin Prison, 33; Ozalla Farm
Centre, 3; Auchi Prison, 7, Female Prison, Auchi, 1; Ubiaja Prison, 3;
and Ogba Farm Project, 15.
He listed other members of the committee to include; Deputy
Controller General of Prisons (DCG Ops) Garba Abubakar, several
Directors spread across the various relevant federal ministries while
Mrs Ayoola Daniels, was the Secretary.
Suleman said the committee, which visited the state to carry out its mandate, has since departed Edo.