In the spirit of this year’s Ramadan fasting month, the Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has pardoned 33 inmates from various correctional centres in the state.
This revelation was made known by the Information Officer of the Yobe State Ministry of Justice, Alhassan Sule Mamudo, via a a statement made available to newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday.
The statement reads that the inmates were pardoned by the governor based on the advice of the Yobe State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, led by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Saleh Samanja.
“After careful deliberations, the advisory council came up with a 33-man list of inmates for consideration by His Excellency Hon. Mai Mala Buni, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, whom he graciously accepted and approved their release for them to enjoy freedom through the executive order vested on His Excellency,” Samanja said.
The statement added that on the eve of Ramadan, Governor Mai Mala Buni approved the release of food palliatives to all the correctional facilities across the state for inmates to also enjoy the bounty of the Ramadan season.