New Year Pardon: 14 Inmates Regain Freedom In Nasarawa State
Goveenor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has Pardoned fourteen inmates serving various jail terms at the correctional facility in the State.
The State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General Barrister Labaran Magaji stated this in a statement and issued to newsmen in lafia, the State Capital.
The Statement quotes the commissioner saying the move of the Governor was in exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 212 (1) and (2) of 1999 constitution as amended.
It explained that Governor Abdullahi Sule had carried out the function based on the enabling powers conferred on him and in due consultation with the State Advisory Council on prerogative of mercy.
The Statement maintained that, the Governor had released the inmates in commemoration of the first day of January, 2024 celebration.
It therefore, advised the inmates to be law abiding and desist from commiting any crime that would bring them back to the Correctional Centres
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