Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the release of 10 inmates in correctional centres in the state and commuted four death sentences to life imprisonment.
The state controller of correctional
service, Abdulraheen Salami, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s public relations officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin, in Ibadan and made available to journalists in ibadan.
Mr Salami stated that 15 additional inmates had their sentences reviewed downward, while,
another four were granted conditional release under the governor’s signed clemency order.
He said that the four inmates granted conditional release were undergoing degree programmes in the National Open University at the custodial centres and would be released upon graduation.
The controller added that Governor Makinde’s season’s gesture provided forgiveness and hope to dozens of incarcerated individuals across the state.
He said that the correctional facilities located in Ogbomoso, Ibadan and Oyo Town were housing at least 1,800 inmates in facilities.
