President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday pardoned 500
inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prisons in Kano metropolis as part of Federal
Government’s efforts to decongest prisons.
Buhari granted the pardon when he arrived at the place in
company with the state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and others.
The president was on a two-day official visit to Kano State.
The prisoners include males and females. The president advised the affected
inmates to be of good behaviour and shun anything that could bring them back to
prison.
He charged them to engage in lawful ventures to enable them
to become useful members of the society. The president also gave the inmates an
undisclosed amount of money to transport themselves to their respective homes.
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