Rivers judiciary pardons 150 inmates

…Exercise aimed astatine decongesting correctional centres — CJ Amadi

By Davies Iheamnachor

PORT HARCOURT — The Rivers State Judiciary has released 150 inmates from assorted correctional centres crossed the authorities arsenic portion of efforts to decongest the facilities.

The state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, said the merchandise was carried retired nether the Gaol Delivery Exercise of the judiciary to people the commencement of the 2024/2025 ineligible year.

According to him, the workout is some law and humanitarian, aimed astatine ensuring that justness is not delayed oregon denied, peculiarly for inmates who person overstayed successful custody without proceedings oregon whose lawsuit files are missing.

Out of the 150 inmates released, 109 were freed by magistrate courts, portion 41 were discharged by the Chief Judge.

Justice Amadi, who presided implicit the last signifier of the workout astatine the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre, emphasized the value of collaboration among stakeholders successful the justness strategy — including the police, the Ministry of Justice, the judiciary, and the Nigerian Correctional Service — to heighten investigations and guarantee speedy dispensation of justice.

He besides urged the freed inmates to crook a caller leafage and go liable citizens, informing them against returning to crime.

“This workout is not conscionable astir freeing inmates; it is astir upholding the principles of justness and humanity. Those released contiguous should spell and unrecorded arsenic ambassadors of a amended society,” helium said.

In his remarks, the Controller of Correctional Centres, Rivers State Command, Felix Madumere, commended the judiciary for its practice and committedness to decongesting the state’s custodial facilities.

He noted that the inaugural would assistance reconstruct anticipation to inmates who had agelong awaited justice, portion calling for the constitution of a Board of Prerogative of Mercy and improved infrastructure, particularly for those connected decease enactment and inmates serving beingness sentences.

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