IN his efforts to decongest Bauchi prisons and in exercise of the amnesty provision of the Nigerian Constitution, the Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Ibrahim Zango, has freed 22 inmates of the Bauchi prisons.
Justice Zango ordered their freedom when he paid an unscheduled visit to the prison, on Thursday.
Justice Zango, at the visit, observed that some of the inmates had overstayed, while awaiting trials, hence his decision to set them free, considering their age and health condition.
The Chief Judge then urged the freed inmates, which included three people who were between the age of 78 and 90 years, to be of good behaviour while enjoying their normal life.
Also speaking during the visit, the state Comptroller of Prison, Abubakar Garba, commended the Chief Judge and urged him to continue with such visit to various prisons in the state.
This, he said, would help to decongest the prisons in the state.
He called on the government to improve the welfare of the inmate, saying that their current situation was deplorable.
Justice Zango ordered their freedom when he paid an unscheduled visit to the prison, on Thursday.
Justice Zango, at the visit, observed that some of the inmates had overstayed, while awaiting trials, hence his decision to set them free, considering their age and health condition.
The Chief Judge then urged the freed inmates, which included three people who were between the age of 78 and 90 years, to be of good behaviour while enjoying their normal life.
Also speaking during the visit, the state Comptroller of Prison, Abubakar Garba, commended the Chief Judge and urged him to continue with such visit to various prisons in the state.
This, he said, would help to decongest the prisons in the state.
He called on the government to improve the welfare of the inmate, saying that their current situation was deplorable.
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