By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State has granted thirty one convicted inmates Prerogative of mercy.
Dayo Apata, State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justicebdisclosed this while addressing journalists in Ado Ekiti the state capital.
He explained that out of 453 inmates that applied for prerogative of mercy, 31 were pardoned by Governor Biodun Oyebanji inline with Section 212 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Commissioner for Justice noted that they were pardoned after receiving numerous applications from inmates on death row and others serving various terms of imprisonment from Ekiti in the Nigeria correctional Services in some parts of the Country and ratified by the committee put in place by the State Government.
On his part, Emmanuel Olorunshagba, Comptroller, Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre, explained that the step taken by Governor Biodun Oyebanji would further decongest Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre which currently has a total of of 787 inmates (awaiting trial and convicted) as against the approved capacity of the Correctional Center which is around 347.
