By Jeffrey Ahonmisi
31 awaiting trial inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service, Agodi Custodial Centre, Ibadan have been granted pardon by the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima.
One other inmate was also given three months of community service.
The 32 inmates who received the leniency included those pardoned for stealing, fighting, breach of peace, health grounds and legal advice.
Speaking with newsmen, Oyo State Chief Judge, Justice Iyabo Yerima noted that the Nigerian Corrections Centres is highly congested and concerted effort would continue to decongest the state custodial facilities.
Justice Yerima added that the state magistrate courts would continue to give expedited hearings to cases for speedy dispensation of justice.
Also speaking, Controller of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, Mr Abdulraheem Salami urged the freed inmates not to take the pardon for granted but to work on themselves to become better persons.
Mr Salami appealed to the Chief Judge to abide by her promise of visiting the custodial centres periodically to decongest the facilities.
He maintained that the Agodi Custodial Centre which was constructed to hold three hundred inmates now has one thousand two hundred and fifty inmates serving various sentences and others awaiting trial.
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