Akeredolu pardons 16 inmates, commutes 3 life sentences
Olusegun Ajiboye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said in a statement in Akure on Monday that Akeredolu exercised the powers conferred on him in paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) Section 212 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
“Governor Akeredolu, in a letter
addressed to the Controller of Nigerian Correctional Service, State
Headquarters, Federal Secretariat Complex, Akure, orders that 16 of the
inmates be discharged out of the custodian centre accordingly and
forthwith,” he said.
According to the governor, the affected
inmates who have been duly convicted of various terms of imprisonment
have served portions of the said sentences.
“Following a recommendation made
to the governor by the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy,
Governor Akeredolu consequently exercises the power in relation to the
said inmates to mark the 2020 New Year Celebrations.
“The 16 inmates were also confirmed to have been of good conduct before they were ordered to be released by the Governor.
“In the same vein, the Governor also
exercises the power conferred on him by paragraphs (a)(c) and (d) of
Sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Constitution of Federal Republic
of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) extends Grace and Mercy to three condemned
inmates.
“The governor commutes the life
imprisonment of the three condemned inmates who have been awaiting
execution, to numbers of years,” he said.
Akeredolu pardons 16 inmates, commutes 3 life sentences
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