The Federal has granted amnesty to 2, 600 inmates as to decongest prison facilities in the country in order to prevent further of the virus, Thursday.
This was delivered in an ongoing press conference by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, at the headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Abuja .
He said at least 70 inmates, who are serving various terms for crimes, would be processed and released in a short while.
Aregbesola stated that the affected inmates include inmates that are 60years and above; those suffering from ill - health likely to terminate in death; convicts serving three years and above and haveless than six months to serve; inmates with mental issues; and inmates with an option of fine not exceeding N50,000.
He said, “ In a symbolic gesture of the amnesty given to the 2,600 inmates across Nigeria , 41 Federal inmates and 29 FCT inmates making a total of 70 inmates who met the above criteria will be released today from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.
“This amnesty will not apply to inmates.sentenced for violent extreme offences such as terrorism, kidnapping, armed.banditry, rape, human trafficking, culpable homicide and so on.
“ The Governors of the 36 states under whose jurisdiction most of the inmates were incarcerated will complete the exercise in line with the federal principle.”
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