Eight inmates of the old Abeokuta custodial formation of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS have regained their freedom.
The Ogun state controller of the service, Mr Abolade Benson who made this known to Radio Nigeria in Abeokuta said the gesture was part of the Federal Government’s measures to decongest the prisons in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Benson explained that the inmates within the range of 49 and 70 had initially been condemned to death before their convictions were commuted to life jail, until they regained freedom.
The state controller of NCS pointed out that the beneficiaries of Federal Government’s amnesty who had been trained on various vacations had displayed good character and positive orientation to enable them to be good citizens
Mr Benson encouraged Nigerians to support the relevant agencies in the effort to rid the society of crime by promoting patriotic activities at all times.
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