Another 46 Inmates Regain Freedom from Ogun Prison

By Francisca Irekpita

Another batch of 46 inmates awaiting trial at both the Old Abeokuta Custodial Center, Ibara and the new facility at Oba, Ogun State have been granted freedom by the State Chief judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu.

This brings to 49 the total number of persons released by the Chief Judge in the quarterly jail delivery exercise and visits of the Sub-Committee on Decongestion of Nigerian Correctional Centers in Ogun State to Ilaro and Abeokuta Correctional Centres.

Justice Dipeolu used the occasion to call for the expansion of correctional centers nationwide, noting that, decongestion of prisons was not the only way to address the growing number of inmates.

The State Chief judge who attributed the crime rate to the growing national population, expressed concern over the living conditions of inmates, calling for improvements in the areas of medical and psychological care as well as the general welfare of inmates.

In a remark, Deputy Controller of the Correctional Centre, Mr Opadeji Ayodele who lamented that a large percentage of the inmates were teenagers encouraged the parents and guardians to pay more attention to proper monitoring, in the process of raising responsible of individuals.

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