Ogun CJ frees 31 inmates
Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Friday granted amnesty to 31 inmates in five Correctional Centres across the state as part of efforts to decongest the facilities.
Dipeolu granted them amnesty during the second quarter jail delivery exercise held at the State High Court Complex, Kobape in Abeokuta.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that eight inmates were released from the New Abeokuta Correctional Centre in Oba, six in Ibara and eight in Ilaro.
Three inmates were also released from Sagamu Correctional Centre and six from the Ijebu-Ode Centre.
Dipeolu said that the inmates had been in custody for many years over various offences and were being released for reasons of case files not found and no prosecution witness to show in court.
She said that the Judiciary had set up a committee, Administration Criminal Justice Committee, to look through the list sent from the correctional centre, and Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) to determine inmates worthy of release.
