19 INMATES OF BIRNIN-GWARI PRISON RELEASED BY KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT

The Government of Kaduna State has announced the release of 19 inmates of Birnin-Gwari Prisons, as part of his ongoing efforts to decongest prisons in the state. This was filed in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna by Mr Barau Emmanuel, The Technical Assistant on Media to the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ruth Dyeris-Sijuwade. Which states that the prisoners were released after some evaluations on their cases by the Committee on Prisons Decongestion, which was headed by the commissioner. According to the statement, those released were mainly first time offenders for non-capital offences and those held for offences were not found in law. “Members of the committee are of the opinion that such offenders are better given a second chance to change their ways and turn good citizens, instead of allowing them to be in jail with hardened criminals. “Among those released were those already granted bail, but could not meet up with their bail conditions and an inmate, who was released on medical grounds and whose crime is a minor offence,”it said. It further states that all the released inmates were given a repatriation sum to reunite them with their families. “The Attorney-General admonished them to take advantage of the second chance to make meaning out of their lives and contribute meaningfully to the society. “She equally warned that those who return to crime would meet the full wrath of the law.