Sallah: Gov Matawalle Frees Condemned Prisoners, Others

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has granted amnesty to 150 inmates of the Gusau Maximum Security Prisons, a statement by Yusuf Idris, his Director-General, Press Affairs, said on Saturday in Gusau. The statement made available to newsmen said that those freed included five persons serving life terms. It added that five condemned prisoners, 30 convicts, 60 awaiting trial inmates and nine nursing mothers were among those freed. Others included 41 persons freed because they could memorise the Holy Qur’an, those living with some form of disability, the aged and those…

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