Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has freed 16 inmates serving various jail terms at the Correctional Centres as part of activities to mark this year’s Independence Day.

This was in accordance with the power conferred on the Governor by paragraphs (a) (c) and (d) of Subsection (1) of Section 212, of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended).

A statement by the Chairman of State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Sir Charles Titiloye, said the affected inmates received the Grace and Mercy of the Governor based on their good conduct.

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The statement said they were recommended for release by the States Advisory Council on Prerogative of mercy.

It urged the released inmates to be of good conduct and see their release as another opportunity to live a better life devoid of crime.

According to the statement, “The Governor called on the citizens of the state not to discriminate against them and integrate them into their various communities.

“The Governor also commuted and reduced the sentences of Seventeen (17) other inmates serving various terms of Imprisonment in custodial centers in the state.”