Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has ordered the release of 29 inmates from the correctional centre
The development is part of the move to contain the spread of the CoronaVirus pandemic, especially at the centre
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Segun Ajiboye, in a statement said this is in exercise of the power conferred on the Governor by paragraph (d) of the sub-section (1) of section 212, of the Nigeria constitution (1999 as amended).
The statement reads further ;The said inmates are those who have served portions of their sentences after being duly sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
“The Governor believes that decongesting the Correctional Custodial Center will also help prevent the spread of the Covid-19, not only amongst inmates, but also the officials.” He concluded
