Tag: inmates
Enugu CJ pardons 129 inmates
No fewer than 129 prisoners were granted pardon in three prisons in Enugu State by the state’s Chief Judge, Justice…
Oyo CJ releases 30 inmates of Agodi Prisons
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Muntar Abimbola, who paid a visit to the Agodi Prison, Ibadan, on Tuesday…
100 mentally challenged inmates, 71 juveniles in Lagos prisons – LASG
The Lagos State Government has lamented that 100 mentally challenged inmates and 71 juveniles are currently in prisons across the…
1,154 convicted inmates in 5 Delta prisons
The Chairman and members of the Delta State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy (DSACPM) have concluded its maiden…
Nasarawa Chief Judge pardons 20 prison inmates
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 20 inmates awaiting trial in Laifa, Keffi,…
Niger CJ frees 21 prison inmates in Minna
The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Maria Dzukogi, has freed 21inmates at the Minna new prison.
China to release 1,300 inmates temporarily for Lunar New Year
China Ministry of Justice is to release 1,300 inmates from around 300 prisons across the country for family gatherings during…
Ebonyi Chief Judge pardons 27 inmates
The Ebonyi Chief Judge, Justice Alloy Nwankwo has released 27 inmates from Abakaliki prison during the state judiciary’s jail delivery…
Federal Government to release 368 inmates in Kano
The Federal Government has pledged to secure the release of 368 inmates in Kano prisons as part of its ongoing…
FG, Kano spend N16 million to free inmates in Kano
More than 300 inmates were on Tuesday, released from Kano Prison after the Federal Government and the Kano State Government…
El-Rufai releases 10 prisoners
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 10 prisoners in the state and approved their immediate release.…
50 prison inmates to write 2018 UTME
No fewer than 50 prison inmates will sit for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to an official.…
Decongestion: Prisons boss visits NAN, solicits lawyers cooperation
Mr Emma Nwakeze, Controller of Prisons in Anambra, on Monday in Awka called on lawyers to help in prison decongestion…
Kogi CJ discharges inmate illegally remanded in Prisons
Kogi Chief Judge, Nasir Ajanah, has discharged and acquitted one Gide Garba illegally detained as an Awaiting Trial Inmate (ATM)…
NPS endorses plea bargain for inmates – Lagos Prisons Controller
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) would cooperate with the Lagos State Government on its adoption of a plea bargain to…
300 Inmates Undergo Vocational Training
Mr Noel Ailewon, Plateau Controller of Prisons on Monday said no fewer than 300 prisoners were being trained on vocational…
Ambode pardons 18 Inmates who have spent 30 years in prison
The Lagos State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy on Thursday handed over an order to the Nigerian Prisons Service…
Ayade grants state pardon to 34 inmates
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has granted a state pardon to 34 inmates serving various jail terms in Calabar…
Kano CJ frees 12 prison inmates
The Kano State Acting Chief Judge, Justice Nuradeen Sagir, has freed 12 inmates who overstayed in captivity to decongest Kano…
Ogun CJ pardons 59 prison inmates
The Chief Judge of Ogun, Mrs Olatokunbo Olopade, on Thursday, pardoned 59 inmates of the five prisons in the State.
Church pays fines for 25 prison inmates
The Catholic Diocese of Yola on Friday paid fines of 25 inmates from the Prison, as part of activities to…
1,400 inmates vaccinated against Meningitis in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has vaccinated 1,400 inmates and 240 prisons’ staff against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis…
CJ pardons 28 awaiting trial inmates
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Bello Abbas, has granted pardon to 28 awaiting trial inmates in the Sokoto…
Kaduna Prison trains 60 inmate in tailoring, ICT
The Kaduna Central Prison has trained 60 inmates in tailoring and Information and Communication Technology, the state Prisons Controller, Yazid…
Aregbesola grants amnesty to 4 death-row inmates
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday granted amnesty to four death-row prison inmates in three South West prisons. The…
Bishop secures release of 6 inmates in Jalingo
The Catholic Bishop of Jalingo Diocese, Most Rev. Charles Hamawa, on Monday secured the release of six inmates at the…
Nasarawa CJ pardons 23 inmates
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 23 awaiting trial inmates in Laifa, Wamba,…
Adamawa CJ pardons 85, grants bail to 33 inmates
Adamawa Chief Judge, Justice Ishaya Banu, on Thursday, released 85 awaiting trial inmates in Jimeta Prison in Yola. Banu, who…
Lagos CJ frees 31 inmates from the Ikoyi Prisons
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade, on Thursday freed 31 inmates from the Ikoyi Prison in Lagos.…
Nasarawa CJ pardons 18 inmates, urges them to shun crime
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 18 inmates of federal prisons in Lafia,…