Independence Anniversary: Sanwo-Olu Orders Release Of 46 Prison Inmates

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has permitted the launch of forty six inmates from a number of correctional amenities throughout the state.

Sanwo-Olu additionally commuted the death sentences of six inmates to life imprisonment.

The approval is in occasion of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary, in accordance to a announcement through Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), issued on Friday.

The Attorney-General stated that the approval used to be primarily based on suggestions of the Lagos State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy.

“The workout is in pursuant to the provisions of Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Amended).

“The Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, in achieving its recommendations, exercised due diligence in its deliberation of the purposes in line with the guidelines.

“The council took notice of the records furnished through correctional authorities, the nature of the offence, duration of incarceration, age, fitness and behavioural behavior of the inmates,” the legit said.

He delivered that the approval used to be in demonstration of the governor’s dedication to decongesting correctional services in the nation as section of the state’s justice region reforms.