Fintiri pardons nine inmates, commutes death sentence to life imprisonment
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has pardoned nine inmates serving various terms in correctional facilities. Those pardoned and discharged are Abubakar Dajo, serving at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Jos, Plateau State; Zabadi Ayuba and Salvation Nyamso, both at the Numan Custodial Centre, Adamawa State. Amir Idris, Mohammed Saidu, Yaro Sambo, Buhari Salisu, Urube […] Fintiri…
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has granted pardons to nine inmates and commuted the death sentence of another inmate to life imprisonment. The nine pardoned individuals were released from various custodial centers across the state, including Jos, Numan, Jimeta, Ganye, Guyuk, Yola Old and Kojoli. The commuted inmate, Saidu Abdullahi, was previously serving a death sentence at the Yola Old Custodial Centre.
This decision was made in accordance with the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy and in the exercise of the governor's powers under Section 212(1)(d) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria's Constitution of 1999. Governor Fintiri also announced that the pardons and commutation will take immediate effect as all legal formalities have been completed with the Nigerian Correctional Service.
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