The
Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, made this known at a
ceremony in Sokoto, adding that each of the freed inmates was also given
N10,000 as transport fare to various parts of the state.
Maidoki
said that out of the money, the state government provided N1 million,
while an anonymous philanthropist donated N1 million.
He said, “the gesture was extended to the beneficiaries in the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan fast, which is a month of mercy.”
He added that the gesture was aimed at complementing efforts to further reduce the congestion in prison.
The chairman advised the freed inmates to stay off crimes to avoid coming back to the prison.
A
cross section of the freed inmates who spoke to newsmen commended the
state government for the gesture and promised to shun crimes.
6 comments:
hmm
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Okay
... Merited happiness
I hope they're not paedophiles though
Keep releasing ur boko brothers...... Aninimaous
They will be released and sent to the east to cause mayhem... Biafra is unstoppable
31 boko haram regains freedom in sokoto. Tiifnoou
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