In the spirit of independence, Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has granted amnesty to 10 inmates in various prisons in the state.
Five of the prisoners had their sentences cancelled and released from prison while one had his sentence reduced to one year and six months from the initial two years and six months.
These were contained in a statement at the weekend by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun.
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Oluseun Abimbola, according to the statement, added that three of the prisoners on the death row had their sentences commuted to 30 years imprisonment while the remaining prisoner had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
Abimbola said: “The main objective of the exercise is to decongest the prison which had been a concern at the Security Council Meeting and to extend amnesty to deserving convicts who have shown good behaviour over the years of their incarceration.”