The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the release of former Governors Joshua Dariye (Plateau) and Jolly Nyame (Taraba) from Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.
The command said their release followed the receipt of the Letter of Clemency from the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy Committee by the Controller General of Corrections, Alhaji Haliru Nababa.
A statement by the spokesman of the FCT Command, Humphrey Chukwuendo, said three other inmates who were granted pardon were also released from the Suleja (Niger State) facility of NCoS.
The statement said the Controller of Corrections for the FCT Command, Ahmed Musa Ahmed, acted upon the directives of the Controller General immediately.
The pardon, which was granted earlier this year by President Muhammadu Buhari, was based on the recommendations of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy Committee, which interviewed all inmates based on deteriorating health status, age as well as good behaviour and industry during the period of serving their sentences, Chukwuendo said.