By Damisi Ojo, Akure
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has ordered the release of 16 inmates with the Nigerian Correctional Service, State Headquarters, Akure.
This is in line with exercising the powers conferred on him by paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) Section 212 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)
Governor Akeredolu, in a letter addressed to the Controller of Nigerian Correctional Service, State Headquarters, Federal Secretariat Complex, Akure, ordered that 16 of the inmates be discharged out of the custodian centre accordingly and forthwith.
According to the Governor, the affected inmates who have been duly convicted of various terms of imprisonment have served portions of the said sentences.
Following a recommendation made to the governor by the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Akeredolu consequently, exercises the power in relation to the said inmates to mark the 2020 New Year Celebrations.
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The 16 inmates according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary(CPS) to the Governor,Segun Ajiboye were also confirmed to have been of good conduct before they were ordered to be released by the Governor.
The Governor also exercised the power conferred on him by paragraphs (a)(c) and (d) of Sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) extends Grace and Mercy to three condemned inmates.
The governor commuted the life imprisonment of the three condemned inmates, who have been awaiting execution, to numbers of years.
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