{
  "id": 11158584,
  "title": "Mutfwang grants absolute pardon to 134 prison inmates on Independence Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mutfwang-grants-absolute-pardon-to-134-prison-inmates-on-independence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:17:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/01/mutfwang-grants-absolute-pardon-to-134-prison-inmates-on-independence-day/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has utilized his constitutional power of mercy to grant an \"absolute pardon\" to 134 prison inmates in recognition of Nigeria's 66th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2026. During his Independence Day address, the governor announced the commutation of sentences for four inmates on death row to life imprisonment, while the remaining inmates received full pardons. Mutfwang disclosed that the decision was reached after consultations with the State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, emphasizing the importance of justice, humanity, and hope as the nation reflects on its journey. In a goodwill message signed by the governor's Director of Press Affairs, Bere Gyang, Mutfwang stated that the pardoned inmates had demonstrated remorse and transformed into model prisoners, with many of them engaging in reforms that set them apart. The names of the four inmates whose sentences were reduced from death row to life imprisonment were disclosed as Zuhumnan Musa, Jeremiah Aese, Pam Lang, and Thoma Danboyi.",
  "summary": "Plateau State governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has exercised the prerogative of mercy entrenched in the Nigerian Constitution by granting an “absolute pardon” to 134 prison inmates as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2026. Mutfwang, who announced the pardon in his speech to mark the country’s Independence Day anniversary, commuted the […] Mutfwang…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}