Independence anniversary: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates
Uche Anichukwu, a media aide of Mbah, said the governor’s approval made on Independence Day, was conveyed to the Comptroller, Nigerian Correctional Service, Enugu State Command by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice The post Independence anniversary: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has pardoned, released, or commuted the sentences of 13 inmates in Enugu State's Nigerian Correctional Centres. According to This Day, the governor's approval was made on Independence Day and conveyed to the Comptroller of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Enugu State Command, by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Osinachi Nnajieze.
The beneficiaries include Kenneth Ozioko, Moses Saliyat, Promise Ndudim Olung, Chijioke Ugwu, Samuel Ani, Eugene Odo, Celsus Emeachi, Caleb Jatto, Calistus Eze, Gabriel Onu, Timothy Ani, Ernest Okeke, and Ejike Nwodo. This Day reports that some of the inmates were pardoned and released, while others had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
Premium Times notes that Uche Anichukwu, a media aide to Governor Mbah, announced the governor's approval. No information is available on similar actions by other state governors.
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