{"id":135671,"date":"2023-12-30T09:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T09:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/30\/sanwo-olu-releases-246-inmates-switches-39-from-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T09:50:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T09:50:40","slug":"sanwo-olu-releases-246-inmates-switches-39-from-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/30\/sanwo-olu-releases-246-inmates-switches-39-from-death-sentence-to-life-imprisonment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanwo-Olu Releases 246 Inmates, Switches 39 From Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-890039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sanwo-Olu-768x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday, approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the State Attorney-General for Justice, Lawal Pedro, said the Governor also commuted 39 inmates on death row to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pedro, Sanwo-Olu signed the release order on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy and in cognizance of the new year celebration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: I\u2019m Qualified To Be President Of Nigeria \u2013 Adeleke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The approval for the release of the inmates was in line with the commitment of the Governor to decongest correctional facilities in the state as part of the justice sector reforms.<\/p>\n<p>He furthered that the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy in reaching its recommendations exercised due diligence in its deliberation of the applications in line with the applicable guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Council took note of the information provided by the correctional authorities, the nature of offence, period of incarceration, age, health and behavioral conduct of the inmates,\u201d Pedro said.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise was in pursuant to the provisions of Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1363769370\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday, approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State. 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