Nigeria at 60: El-rufai pardons 25 prisoners | READ DETAILS
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Oct 01, 2020
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Thursday released 25 prisoners and reduced the sentence for nine others.
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The governor disclosed this in his message to mark Nigeria's 60th Independence anniversary, on Thursday in Kaduna.
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"As we mark the diamond jubilee of our country's freedom, it is customary that we extend a gesture of mercy to some persons that are serving their sentence in prisons within Kaduna State.
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"I have exercised powers vested by Section 212 of the Constitution and accepted the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to commute the sentences of 34 convicts.
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"Based on this decision, 25 convicts are to be released, while others have had their sentences reduced, including committal of death sentences for some convicted armed robbers to life imprisonment.ÔÇØ
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El-Rufai stressed the commitment of his government to ensure peace and harmony in various communities.
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