{"id":771709,"date":"2019-12-26T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/26\/sanwo-olu-sets-6-inmates-free-commutes-3-frim-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment\/"},"modified":"2019-12-26T10:00:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T10:00:24","slug":"sanwo-olu-sets-6-inmates-free-commutes-3-frim-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/26\/sanwo-olu-sets-6-inmates-free-commutes-3-frim-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanwo-Olu Sets 6 Inmates Free, Commutes 3 Frim Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_721520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-721520\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-721520\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/E4wk9kqTURBXy9hNDgyOGE4ZTQyODcwOTk5ZWVlZmJkY2E4MDgxYWRjZi5qcGVnkZMFzQMUzQG8gaEwAQ.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Sanwo-Olu\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-721520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Sanwo-Olu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has signed two Executive Orders, with one setting free six inmates at different prisons.<\/p>\n<p>Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu\u2019s Media Aide said in a statement that the governor also commuted death sentences of three convicted inmates to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The two Orders \u2013 Executive Commutation of Death Sentence Order and Executive Grant of Clemency Order \u2013 signed by the governor on Christmas day are expected to take immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the two orders at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said, \u201dAs a nation and as a state, it is only appropriate for us to count our blessings and reflect on those things that have happened to us in the course of the year and how we can improve them and be better citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Just In: Lagos Shuts Down Quilox Over Noise Pollution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201dFor us as a state, it is also a season of giving back, so I have also signed a small release of some convicts that we have in the various prisons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dPeople who have been given death sentences have been reduced to life sentences and some who have been jailed for minor offences have also been given warning and have asked for them to be pardoned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI want to send out a message to Lagosians that this is a season of peace. Let us live peacefully and do things in moderation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dLet us understand that even while we are celebrating, we must do it with modesty and with a lot of decorum. Let us all remain peaceful, law abiding and humble,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Sanwo-Olu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has signed two Executive Orders, with one setting free six inmates at different prisons. Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu\u2019s Media Aide said in a statement that the governor also commuted death sentences of three convicted inmates to life imprisonment. The two Orders \u2013 Executive Commutation of Death Sentence Order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":771710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-771709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sanwo-Olu Sets 6 Inmates Free, Commutes 3 Frim Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/26\/sanwo-olu-sets-6-inmates-free-commutes-3-frim-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Sanwo-Olu Sets 6 Inmates Free, Commutes 3 Frim Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Governor Sanwo-Olu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has signed two Executive Orders, with one setting free six inmates at different prisons. 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