President Bola Tinubu has approved state pardon and clemency for 175 convicts, including high-profile cases, drug offenders, illegal miners, and white-collar criminals. Here is the comprehensive list of beneficiaries:
PARDONED INMATES
- Nweke Francis Chibueze - cocaine trafficking
- Nwogu Peters - fraud
- Anastasia Daniel Nwaoba - fraud
- Hussaini Alhaji Umar - ICPC case
- Ayinla Saadu Alanamu - bribery
- Farouk M. Lawan - corrupt practices
7. Sir Herbert Macaulay
8. Major-General Mamman Jiya Vatsa
OGONI NINE (POSTHUMOUS)
9. Ken Saro-Wiwa
10. Saturday Dobee
11. Nordu Eawa
12. Daniel Gbooko
13. Paul Levera
14. Felix Nuate
15. Baribor Bera
16. Barinem Kiobel
17. John Kpuine
VICTIMS OF OGONI NINE HONOURED
18. Albert Badey
19. Edward Kobaru
20. Samuel Orage
21. Theophilus Orage
PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY RECIPIENTS
22-101. Includes Aluagwu Lawrence, Ben Friday, Maryam Sanda, and 79 others comprising drug offenders, illegal miners, and various convicts who showed remorse
INMATES WITH REDUCED SENTENCES
102-166. Includes Yusuf Owolabi, Professor Magaji Garba, Major S.A. Akubo, and 64 others whose prison terms were reduced based on good conduct, remorse, and rehabilitation efforts
DEATH ROW COMMUTATIONS
167-173. Seven inmates including Emmanuel Baba, Moses Ayodele Olurunfemi, and others whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment
ADDITIONAL CLEMENCY
174-175. Two additional inmates granted clemency
The presidential pardon, recommended by the Lateef Fagbemi-led advisory committee, affects convicts across various correctional facilities nationwide, with considerations given to age, health status, skill acquisition, and demonstrable remorse.
Source: The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy
Tags: Tinubu Pardon, Prison Reform, Nigerian Justice System, State Pardon, Criminal Justice, NB Digest
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