{
  "id": 11560287,
  "title": "Independence anniversary: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/independence-anniversary-mbah-pardons-commutes-sentences-of-13-inmates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:22:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/promoted/914189-independence-anniversary-mbah-pardons-commutes-sentences-of-13-inmates.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nPremium 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Independence: Gov Mbah Pardons, Commutes Sentences of 13 Inmates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/independence-gov-mbah-pardons-commutes-sentences-of-13-inmates",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:04:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}