Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the Kaduna State Governor disclosed this while on a working visit to the Kaduna convict prison.
El-Rufai stated that it is injustice for a person to be kept for a long time in the name of awaiting trial, hence the reason why president Buhari directed all governors to undertake such visits so that,
El-Rufai stated that it is injustice for a person to be kept for a long time in the name of awaiting trial, hence the reason why president Buhari directed all governors to undertake such visits so that,
"Working together with the Ministry of Justices and the Prison authorities, we’ll ensure we do something about it."
He assured that the state government, despite its financial challenges, would do its best to ensure that the people in prison for wrong reasons and are awaiting trial get justice.
Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/1382-buhari-directs-governors-to-de-congest-prison
Source: http://thesummary.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/1382-buhari-directs-governors-to-de-congest-prison
That is good to hear
ReplyDeleteSeriousely oh...great injustics that its only in Nigeria that a man b jail n put behind bars without d court sentencing him yet....ee hv a weak judicial system...tnkGod d president hv noticed this also
ReplyDeleteI pray it works out
ReplyDeleteOkay o! Hmmm! "uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteThat's good news oo.
ReplyDeleteNice step...
ReplyDeleteI hope this people really follow this up. So
ReplyDeletemany innocent people in there some have
not even been taken to court some just once
and they are still in prisons with no trail date
in sight. God help us in Nigeria.. Nice move PMB
I pray it should work, bc d cells re in a sorry state
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