On behalf of the Federal Government, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday March 9th announced amnesty for 2,600 inmates of Custodial Centres in Nigeria.
Minister for Interior
The affected inmates includes:
1. Inmates that are 60years and above
2. Those suffering from ill-health likely to terminate in death
3. Convicts serving 3yrs & above & have less than 6mnths to serve
4. Inmate with mental issues
5. Inmates with option of fine not exceeding N50,000
In a symbolic gesture of the amnesty given to the 2,600 inmates across Nigeria, 41 Federal inmates and 29 FCT inmates making a total of 70 inmates who met the above criteria will be released today from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.
This amnesty will not apply to inmates sentenced for violent extreme offences such as terrorism, kidnapping, armed banditry, rape, human trafficking and culpable homicide, etc.
Governors of the 36 states under whose jurisdiction most of the inmates were incarcerated will complete the exercise in line with federal principle.
