✕ CLOSE Online Special City News Entrepreneurship Environment Factcheck Everything Woman Home Front Islamic Forum Life Xtra Property Travel & Leisure Viewpoint Vox Pop Women In Business Art and Ideas Bookshelf Labour Law Letters
Click Here To Listen To Trust Radio Live

69 inmates regain freedom

The Chief Judge of Ekiti State High Court, Justice John Adeyeye, has released a total of 69 awaiting trial inmates.

While on his first official visit to the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Ado Ekiti, since assumption of duty in June 2021, as Ekiti State chief judge, Justice Adeyeye commended the comptroller and his men for keeping a clean and healthy environment, thereby making the facility more accommodating and conducive for the inmates.

Earlier, the comptroller of the centre, Mr Olayemi Joseph Ojo, who conducted the chief judge round the facilities, thanked him for the timely visit, adding that the visit will immensely alleviate the suffering of the inmates.

SPONSOR AD

Olayemi said the facility was designed to accommodate less than 400 inmates, but it has almost been overstretched by locking about 700.

He urged the chief judge to encourage magistrates to make use of non-custodial sentences, such as community services, which will drastically help in decongesting correctional centres.

Join Daily Trust WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.

NEWS UPDATE: Nigerians have been finally approved to earn Dollars from home, acquire premium domains for as low as $1500, profit as much as $22,000 (₦37million+).


Click here to start.