Ramadan: Gov. Buni Pardons 33 Inmates

Ramadan: Gov. Buni Pardons 33 Inmates

By Usman Bello,  Damaturu.

The Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, recently approved the pardon of 33 inmates in the state as part of a gesture to the captives in various correctional centres in the state, marking this year’s Ramadan fasting.

This was contained in a statement issued to the DAILY HINT by Alhassan Sule Mamudo, Information Officer of the Yobe State Ministry of Justice.

According to the statement, the inmates were pardoned by the governor based on the advice of the Yobe State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, led by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Saleh Samanja.

The statement reads: “The Advisory Council, before the release of the inmates, visited Potiskum, Nguru, and Gashu’a Correctional Services for the pardoning. The Attorney General said they visited all the correctional facilities in the state to find out who deserves to enjoy the executive pardon.

“After careful deliberations, the advisory council came up with a 33-man list of inmates for consideration by His Excellency Hon. Mai Mala Buni, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, whom he graciously accepted and approved their release for them to enjoy freedom through the executive order vested on His Excellency,” Samanja said.

The statement added that on the eve of Ramadan, Governor Mai Mala Buni approved the release of food palliatives to all the correctional facilities across the state for inmates to also enjoy the bounty of the Ramadan season.