Fintiri pardons nine inmates, commutes death sentence to life imprisonment

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has pardoned 9 inmates serving assorted presumption successful correctional facilities.

Those pardoned and discharged are Abubakar Dajo, serving astatine the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Jos, Plateau State; Zabadi Ayuba and Salvation Nyamso, some astatine the Numan Custodial Centre, Adamawa State.

Amir Idris, Mohammed Saidu, Yaro Sambo, Buhari Salisu, Urube Samuel and Bamaiyi Amos were besides discharged from the Jimeta, Ganye, Guyuk, Yola Old and Kojoli Custodial Centres, respectively.

The accusation was contained successful a property connection released successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday by Governor Fintiri’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou.

Wonosikou added that the politician approved the commutation of the decease condemnation imposed connected 1 inmate, Saidu Abdullahi, of the Yola Old Custodial Centre, to beingness imprisonment.

“The politician acted connected the proposal of the Advisory Committee connected the Prerogative of Mercy and successful workout of the powers conferred connected him by Section 212(1)(d) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as am...