Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has approved the release of 11 convicts in the state. According to a statement by the state government, the governor announced the pardon during the
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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has granted amnesty to 50 convicts serving various jail terms. Michael Gusa, commissioner for justice and attorney-general of the state, confirmed the development on Thursday
The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has said 66 per cent of inmates in prisons are awaiting trial. Jaafaru Ahmed, controller general of the service, said this at the quarterly meeting