Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice John Adeyeye has released 69 awaiting trial inmates.

The Chief Judge released the inmates during his maiden visit to the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, since assumption of duty in June this year.

Justice Adeyeye said the released inmates were those who committed lesser offences ranging from burglary, stealing, who have stayed in the centre beyond the stipulated law jail term for the offences they committed among others.

He advised them to be of good conduct and shun any act that could bring them back to the centre.

Justice Adeyeye lauded the Controller and his men for keeping a clean and healthy environment, thereby making the facility more conducive for the inmates.

According to him, a total of 583 cases were reviewed, 11 females and 527 males, 45 inmates were released unconditionally, 19 were released on bail, 4 were freed on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Julius Ajibare for having no case to answer, 1 was struck out while 3 bail conditions were varied.

Earlier, the Controller of the Centre, Mr Olayemi Ojo, who conducted the Chief Judge round the facilities, urged him to make the visit a regular exercise so as to decongest the correctional centre.

Mr Olayemi told the Chief Judge that the facility was designed to hold less than four hundred inmates but currently accommodates about seven hundred inmates.

He also urged the Chief Judge to encourage Magistrates to make use of Non-Custodial sentences, such as community services, as such will drastically help in decongesting the Correctional centre.

Amos Ogunrinde

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