Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano State, has revealed that in eight years, his administration has released 4, 013 prisoners from all Kano prisons.
Similarly, he claimed that in the past eight years, his government has paid out N4. 4 million in fines and compensation to prisoners.
This is stated in a statement released on Friday by Hassan Musa Fagge, the Deputy Governor of Kano State’s Principal Press Secretary.
This was said by the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna, while pardoning 43 prisoners serving time for a variety of offenses at the Goron Dutse detention center on the occasion of the Eid ul-Fitr celebration.
He emphasized that freedom is essential to human life and urged the released prisoners to uphold moral principles wherever they find themselves in society.
Suleiman Inuwa, the controller of the state’s correctional system, noted that the gesture by the Kano State Government to release detainees upon payment of fines, restitution, and pardons will help to relieve congestion in the facilities and maintain tranquility in the yard.
He encouraged other states to follow suit and advised the recipients to serve as excellent ambassadors for the Nigerian Correctional Service by adhering by the law and acting properly.
The governor was congratulated for using the authority granted to him by the constitution to release the prisoners on the advice of the correctional service administration and the council by Abdullahi Rano, the head of the council on the prerogative of mercy.
