Independence Day: Governor Akeredolu Orders Prison Authorities To Release 16 Inmates In Ondo

As a move to mark Nigeria's 62nd Independence Day Celebration, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has directed the Comptroller of Federal Correctional services in the state to release 16 inmates from its custodial facilities.

This, according to the governor, is in accordance with the power conferred on the Governor by paragraphs (a) (c) and (d) of Subsection (1) of Section 212, of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended).

In a statement by the Attorney General of Ondo state and Chairman of State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Sir Charles Titiloye, the inmates who were serving various terms of imprisonment at the Correctional centers received the Grace and Mercy of the Governor based on their good conduct.

The innates were recommended for release by the States Advisory Council on Prerogative of mercy.

The Governor, however, admonished the released inmates to be of good conduct and see their release as another opportunity to live a better life devoid of crime. The Governor called on the citizens of the state not to discriminate against them and integrate them into their various communities.

The Governor was said to have also commuted and reduced the sentences of Seventeen (17) other inmates serving various terms of Imprisonment in custodial centers in the state.