Ganduje Pardons 4,013 Prisoner In Eight Years

by Mercy Ulasi
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Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano State, has revealed that in eight years, his administration has released 4, 013 prisoners from all Kano prisons.

Similarly, he claimed that in the past eight years, his government has paid out N4. 4 million in fines and compensation to prisoners.

This is stated in a statement released on Friday by Hassan Musa Fagge, the Deputy Governor of Kano State’s Chief Press Secretary.

This was said by the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, while pardoning 43 prisoners serving time for a variety of misdeeds at the Goron Dutse detention centre on the occasion of the Eid ul-Fitr celebration.

While stressing that freedom is everything to human life, he called on the pardoned inmates to exhibit good character wherever they find themselves in the society.

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The Controller of the correctional service in the state, Suleiman Inuwa, explained that the gesture offered by the Kano State Government of releasing inmates on payment of fines, compensation and pardon will assist in decongesting the facilities and ensure a peaceful atmosphere in the yard.

He appealed to other states to emulate the gesture and also urged the beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of the Nigerian Correctional Service by being law-abiding citizens through displaying good behaviour.

On his part, the chairman of the council on the prerogative of mercy, Abdullahi Rano, thanked the governor for exercising the power conferred on him by the constitution to release the inmates on the recommendation of the correctional service management and the council.

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