On
Tuesday 75 Prison Inmates of the Kiri-kiri Prisons were set free by the Chief
Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips.
Seventy-one
of the inmates were released from the medium section of the prison while three
from the maximum and one from the female prisons.
Majority
of the inmates set free by the Chief Judge were still awaiting trial prior to
their reprieve.
The
Chief Judge in releasing the inmates, acted upon the powers conferred on her
under Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Act, Laws of
the Federation of Nigeria 2007. She is to retire from service next month and
had previously released over 672 inmates from the same prison.
She
urged the newly freed inmates to be of good behavior as they return to the
society.
The
Deputy Commissioner of prisons, Kiri-kiri Maximum Prison, Mr. Olu Tinuoye
thanked the CJ for the gesture, saying that her administration has
significantly reduced the numbers of awaiting trial inmates in the prisons.
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