Yobe Governor pardons prison inmates over Ramadan festivities

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has made a calculated humanitarian and political gesture by granting pardons to 33 inmates across various correctional facilities within the state.

This announcement was made in a statement issued by Alhassan Sule Mamudo, the Information Officer of the Yobe State Ministry of Justice, on Wednesday in Damaturu.

According to the report by Naija News, the decision to pardon the inmates followed recommendations from the Yobe State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Saleh Samanja.

The council conducted assessments at Potiskum, Nguru, and Gashu’a Correctional Services to determine deserving candidates for executive pardons.

Saleh Samanja shed light on the process, stating,

“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.”

In addition to the pardons, Governor Buni marked the eve of Ramadan by authorizing the distribution of food palliatives to all correctional facilities across the state.