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FG raises N585m to free prisoners
THE Federal Government has raised N585 million to settle fines for inmates languishing in various correctional centres nationwide.
The Minister...
FG begins payment of N585m fine for release of 4,068 inmates
THE Federal Government of Nigeria has reportedly flagged off the payment of a N585 million fine for releasing 4,068...
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Over 70% of 79,000 inmates awaiting trial-Minister
THE Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said over 70 per cent of the 79,000 inmates in Nigeria are...
45 inmates pardoned in Akwa Ibom
FORTY-FIVE inmates have been released across correctional centres in Akwa Ibom by the Chief Judge of the state Justice...
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CSOs support FG’s move to free 30% of awaiting trial inmates
SOME Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria have commended the move by the Federal Government to decongest Nigeria’s custodial...
Sanwo-Olu grants release of forty-six inmates, commutes six death sentences to life imprisonment
THE governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has granted the release of 46 inmates from correctional facilities across the...
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