Bauchi governor pardons 170 prison inmates
The Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar has pardoned 170 prison inmates serving various prison terms in the state on the prerogative of mercy.This was disclosed yesterday by the State Commissioner of Justice, Ibrahim Umar while giving a scorecard of the ministry of justice in Bauchi.He said the advisory council on prerogative of mercy committee during the period under review visited all the prison formations across the state, where they scrutinised and physically verified the inmates and selected deserving candidates for scrutiny and recommendation to the governor.“The council recommended a total of 170 inmates and the governor graciously approved the pardoning of the inmates. The pardoned inmates are now enjoying their freedom with their families, friends and loved ones,” he said.He disclosed that the ministry in its bid to support the Internally Generated Revenue of the state has successfully channeled to the treasury the sum of N59,497,000 million from vetting of agreement and sundries from January 2016 to May 19, 2017.
